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156980

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet representatives of the Woodland Trust and Country Living magazine to discuss a register of England's most important trees.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	215453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra has received nearly 10,000 emails and letters in support of the campaign for a register of England's most important trees. Defra officials are already in contact with the Woodland Trust on this matter and a meeting has been arranged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 215454 question first answered 27/11/2014 14:06:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156981

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on the Woodland Trust and Country Living magazine's campaign for a register of England's most important trees; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	215454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra has received nearly 10,000 emails and letters in support of the campaign for a register of England's most important trees. Defra officials are already in contact with the Woodland Trust on this matter and a meeting has been arranged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 215453 question first answered 27/11/2014 14:06:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

834478

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the publication of their 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment, when they will announce (1) to whom the Tree Champion will report, (2) the powers they will use, and (3) the budget dedicated to the delivery of their work plan.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Colville of Culross
	uin	HL5284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Further details about the Tree Champion will be available later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/02/2018 17:03:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4248 label Biography information for Viscount Colville of Culross

1523117

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage tree planting and conservation work.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	64082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to planting and establishing 30,000 hectares of new woodland every year in the United Kingdom by the end of this Parliament, backed by the £675 million Nature for Climate Fund. While implementing policy and funding to increase tree planting rates to meet tree planting and net zero targets, we must make sure the right tree is planted in the right place and provides a net benefit to the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The England Trees Action Plan, published in May 2021, set out our plans to deliver our tree planting targets in England, and to make sure that we maximise the benefits of those trees for people, nature and the economy.</p><p> </p><p>As well as establishing new woodlands, we recognise the importance of protecting existing woodlands. We have recently updated the new Keepers of Time policy, providing updates to policy to recognise the value of England’s ancient and native woodlands and ancient and veteran trees. Our Woodlands Into Management innovation funds awarded over £600,000 to successful applicants last year, helping to restore vulnerable woodland habitats, support woodlands to adapt to a changing climate and recover from the impacts of pests and diseases by stimulating innovation.</p><p> </p><p>We also recognise the challenges to our trees and woodlands from rising deer populations and the effect of grey squirrels. This is why work is already underway to address these pressures through the development of a Woodland Resilience Implementation Plan, a national deer management strategy and updating the Grey Squirrel Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/10/2022 20:51:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1458366

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the differences between (a) arboriculture and amenity trees and (b) forestry and woodland.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	155662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>In the process of creating the England Trees Action Plan, the Government hosted a series of workshops and round table events to engage with partners and stakeholders, specifically regarding individual amenity trees in towns and cities and urban trees. These events included representatives from the arboriculture sector and local authority tree officers.</p><p> </p><p>This process provided the assessment and analysis necessary for the formulation of policies included in the England Trees Action Plan that recognise the implicit and explicit differences in how trees are managed and cared for in the context of arboriculture and forestry; The Plan states <em>“a skilled workforce will plant and manage trees and woodlands. Trees, woodlands, forestry and arboriculture will be important sources of jobs and revenue across England”</em>.<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Action 1.12 of the England Trees Action Plan states that Government will: <em>“Publish guidance for local authorities to develop their own local tree and woodland strategies”. <strong>[1]</strong></em> This guidance is currently being produced in partnership with the Tree Council, and further identifies the differences of management between individual amenity trees (arboriculture) and the multiplicity of impacts on them and woodland management, recognising that they are different disciplines requiring different skills and experience.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F987432%2Fengland-trees-action-plan.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C779be8d598a94e9c295608da26951b61%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637864719085998019%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AZSnPBwkM2L4F6rTLSe1FTX%2F9oJ6EW66TpFC4XHA08g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The England Trees Action Plan (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 157401 question first answered 25/04/2022 15:35:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1459326

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the difference between (a) arboriculture and amenity trees and (b) forestry and woodland.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	157401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>In the process of creating the England Trees Action Plan, the Government hosted a series of workshops and round table events to engage with partners and stakeholders, specifically regarding individual amenity trees in towns and cities and urban trees. These events included representatives from the arboriculture sector and local authority tree officers.</p><p> </p><p>This process provided the assessment and analysis necessary for the formulation of policies included in the England Trees Action Plan that recognise the implicit and explicit differences in how trees are managed and cared for in the context of arboriculture and forestry; The Plan states <em>“a skilled workforce will plant and manage trees and woodlands. Trees, woodlands, forestry and arboriculture will be important sources of jobs and revenue across England”</em>.<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Action 1.12 of the England Trees Action Plan states that Government will: <em>“Publish guidance for local authorities to develop their own local tree and woodland strategies”. <strong>[1]</strong></em> This guidance is currently being produced in partnership with the Tree Council, and further identifies the differences of management between individual amenity trees (arboriculture) and the multiplicity of impacts on them and woodland management, recognising that they are different disciplines requiring different skills and experience.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F987432%2Fengland-trees-action-plan.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C779be8d598a94e9c295608da26951b61%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637864719085998019%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AZSnPBwkM2L4F6rTLSe1FTX%2F9oJ6EW66TpFC4XHA08g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The England Trees Action Plan (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 155662 question first answered 25/04/2022 15:35:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1180746

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of trees are recognised as (a) ancient and (b) veteran in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	21212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved matter and so this answer is in relation to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not have a statutory duty to collate numbers of Ancient and Veteran Trees. The Ancient Tree Inventory (ATI) currently lists 160,000 ancient, veteran and notable trees across the UK. The Natural England and Forestry Commission Standing Advice on Ancient Woodland, Ancient and Veteran Trees, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ancient-woodland-and-veteran-trees-protection-surveys-licences" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ancient-woodland-and-veteran-trees-protection-surveys-licences</a>, directs users to the Woodland Trust’s ATI which is collated by volunteers around the country at <a href="https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government updated the National Planning Policy Framework in 2019 to improve protection of ancient and veteran trees, noting that these are irreplaceable habitat and these should only be lost to development with wholly exceptional reasons and with a suitable compensation strategy in place. For more information you can visit <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/03/2020 10:11:06 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1130726

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees were (a) planted and (b) cut down in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	261476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Trees, woods and forests are a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Neither Defra nor the Forestry Commission records tree planting data except for trees planted in England with central government support.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures from the Forestry Commission’s Corporate Plan Performance Indicators, published on 13 June, show that from April 2018 to March 2019 at least 2.06 million trees have been planted with central government support, equivalent to approximately 1,273 hectares of woodland creation.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commissioners are responsible for the control of tree felling under the provisions in Part II of the Forestry Act 1967 (as amended). However, there are a number of exemptions from the requirements for a Felling Licence, including trees growing in private gardens, trees felled directly as a result of the granting of planning permission, felling approved in a legacy English Woodland Grant Scheme and trees felled on the Public Forest Estate. There is also no obligation to fell the trees once a Licence, which can be valid for up to 10 years, has been granted. These are some of the reasons why we do not know how many trees have been cut down. In the vast majority of cases where clear felling has been approved there will be a restocking requirement attached to the Licence.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission also publishes, as part of its Corporate Plan Performance Indicators, the net change in woodland area based on the balance between new planting of woodland and woodland removal, this information was last updated on 13 June 2019 and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/forestry-commission-corporate-plan-performance-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/forestry-commission-corporate-plan-performance-indicators</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/06/2019 15:00:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1333911

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they differentiate between ancient and veteran trees; and if so, what is their definition of each type.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL1074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Ancient and veteran trees can be individual trees or groups of trees within wood pastures, historic parkland, hedgerows, orchards, parks, or other areas. They are often found outside ancient woodlands.</p><p> </p><p>An ancient tree is considered an irreplaceable habitat. Attributes can include its great age, size, condition, biodiversity value as a result of significant wood decay and the habitat created from the ageing process, and cultural and heritage value. All ancient trees are veteran trees, but not all veteran trees are ancient. A veteran tree is also considered an irreplaceable habitat. It may not be very old, but it has decay features, such as branch death and hollowing. These features contribute to its biodiversity, cultural and heritage value.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 28/06/2021 14:39:40 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1333913

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the numbers of recorded ancient and veteran trees in England are increasing or declining.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL1076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not have a statutory duty to collate numbers of ancient and veteran trees. The Natural England and Forestry Commission <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fancient-woodland-and-veteran-trees-protection-surveys-licences&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C6a000b804d5743d04c1a08d93a2c8ee4%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637604785314420526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=xN0rQT88Dch7mlc7uWp6yKGJlOwQ3Bho49fCXab5TFc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Standing Advice on Ancient Woodland, Ancient and Veteran Trees</a>, available at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fancient-woodland-and-veteran-trees-protection-surveys-licences&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C6a000b804d5743d04c1a08d93a2c8ee4%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637604785314420526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=xN0rQT88Dch7mlc7uWp6yKGJlOwQ3Bho49fCXab5TFc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk/guidance/ancient-woodland-and-veteran-trees-protection-surveys-licences</a>, directs users to the Woodland Trust's Ancient Tree Inventory which is collated by volunteers around the country: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fati.woodlandtrust.org.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C6a000b804d5743d04c1a08d93a2c8ee4%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637604785314430515%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=LaVsh6gsgYALjY8uziWlW0uCYJAScGd8bT%2FYUQJy3vE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/</a>. The Ancient Tree Inventory currently lists 160,000 ancient, veteran and notable trees across the UK.</p><p>In 2019, we also announced that Government would give the Woodland Trust £210,000 to work with Natural England to update the Ancient Woodland Inventory which identifies over 53,000 ancient woodland sites in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 28/06/2021 17:00:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten