PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tree Planting (12 November 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) economic and (b) environmental merits of widespread planting of deciduous woodland.

Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)

Trees and woodlands deliver a wide range of benefits – capturing carbon and delivering many other environmental outcomes, creating spaces for people and communities to enjoy, and providing food and wood products which support the economy.

In our recent consultation on proposals for a new England Tree Strategy, we outlined a need to address the biodiversity and climate crises together - planting a range of species to create varied habitats. We are currently considering the responses to this consultation and plan to publish the full England Tree Strategy early next year.

Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
20 November 2020