To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to draw up an action plan to implement its commitments made in the UK Forest Partnership for Action.

The UK Forest Partnership for Action is at the early stages of developing an action plan, based on the statement published at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2002. In this spirit of co-operation, it is for each partner to bring forward actions which can be incorporated in the plan. Partners include a range of industry and environmental organisations as well as the Scottish Executive, other devolved administrations and UK Government Departments. Although the focus of the partnership is primarily international, we will make our contribution through actions in Scotland, for example by implementing the Scottish Forestry Strategy.