What arrangements are being made for the quinquennial review of the Forest Enterprise Executive Agency.

Forest Enterprise manages the Scottish Executive's 650,000 hectare forest estate in Scotland. It has the same responsibility in England and Wales. As an executive agency, Forest Enterprise is subject to review every five years
- part of the process of continuous improvement of Government services promised in the Modernising Government White Paper of March 1999. Forest Enterprise was established as an executive agency on 1 April 1996 and its review has now started. Stage 1 is concerned with getting the organisation right for Scotland as well as for the rest of Britain, and its conclusions will be reported to me and the Forestry Ministers for England and Wales in July. Stage 2, which is concerned with improving the agency's performance, will be completed in December.The review will include wide-ranging consultation with Forest Enterprise's customers, visitors and other interested parties, who are invited to contact the Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners, at 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT or to visit the Forestry Commission website at www.forestry.gov.uk/fereview.