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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

1458367

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	Arboriculture: Professions
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 support his Department provides to the tree officer profession in the arboricultural sector.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	155663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Defra and the Forestry Commission, provide regular support, engagement and dialogue with local authority tree officers and their professional associations (The Association Of Tree Officers; The London Tree Officer's Association; and The Municipal Tree Officers Association) on matters pertinent to them and their members respectively.</p><p>This work is ongoing and has led to the development of The Urban Tree Manual and The Urban Tree Challenge Fund, the England Trees Action Plan and most recently the new duty for local authorities to consult on the felling of street trees contained within the Environment Act 2021. Defra continues to work with tree officers to refine and publish guidance for local authorities on how to implement this duty, which we intend to publish in late 2022.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/04/2022 13:29:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1458368

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	Arboriculture: Environment Protection
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 role of arboriculture in achieving the UK’s environmental targets.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	155664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Arboriculturalists continue to support the delivery of the England Trees Action Plan, from the delivery of tree planting in urban areas to supporting local tree and woodland strategies. We have significant ambitions to increase woodland cover in England and bring trees closer to people, and welcome the role of arboriculture, alongside agriculture, horticulture and wider forestry sectors, in enabling that.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/04/2022 13:02:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1364893

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 18 August 2021 on the protection of uplands, reference ZA57406.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	67109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 1 November 2021.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/11/2021 16:05:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1349732

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 4 June 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on regulation of pet crematoria, reference ZA53694.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	38189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 28 July. I apologise for the delay in responding.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/09/2021 12:09:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1311490

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 12 February 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, regarding air pollution regulations in respect to the Animal, Plant and Health Agency, reference ZA53694.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	185815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member. A reply was sent on 22 April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/04/2021 13:13:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1299468

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Environment Protection: Finance and Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that (a) funding and (b) regulations are in place to help protect (i) the River Tawd and (ii) similar natural environments from pollution.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	912955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has secured funding to commence an investigation into sources of pollution in the River Tawd. We are tackling river pollution from poor farming practice with regulation, financial incentives and educational schemes for farmers. In addition to Government investment in many local improvement schemes, water company investment is increasing to £4.6 billion between 2020-2025. A task force comprising the Government and water companies is addressing the problem of sewage discharge from storm overflows.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/03/2021 16:49:35 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1273078

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	Dredging: West Lancashire
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 effectiveness and adequacy of the Environment Agency's £175,000 spend on desilting works in West Lancashire over the last three years as part of its recurring maintenance programme.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	132822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Desilting is one of a range of activities carried out by the Environment Agency (EA) in West Lancashire to protect people and property from flooding, alongside the control of aquatic vegetation, removal of blockages and the operation of key flood defence assets, including tidal outfalls and pumping stations. The works carried out by the EA are targeted where they will provide the greatest benefit to people and property.</p><p> </p><p>A recurring programme of silt surveys is in place to help the EA focus on areas where the need is greatest. The EA has secured over £70,000 for desilting in West Lancashire in 2021/22, including a desilt of the Three Pools watercourse which has multiple benefits across local residential and agricultural areas.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 11/01/2021 17:04:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1271636

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 20 October 2020 on watercourse maintenance in West Lancashire constituency, reference GD/ZA54170.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>With regard to correspondence references GD/ZA54309 and GD/ZA54475, I replied to the hon. Member on 17 December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to correspondence references GD/ZA54170, GD/ZA54244, GD/ZA54254,</p><p>GD/ZA54258, GD/ZA54301 and GD/ZA54412, I replied to the hon. Member on 18 December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Correspondence reference GD/ZA54476 was answered in the same reply as GD/ZA54475.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 130663 130664 130665 130666 130667 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:06:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1271637

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the two letters from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 26 October 2020 on watercourse maintenance in West Lancashire constituency, references GD/ZA54244 and GD/ZA54254.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>With regard to correspondence references GD/ZA54309 and GD/ZA54475, I replied to the hon. Member on 17 December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to correspondence references GD/ZA54170, GD/ZA54244, GD/ZA54254,</p><p>GD/ZA54258, GD/ZA54301 and GD/ZA54412, I replied to the hon. Member on 18 December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Correspondence reference GD/ZA54476 was answered in the same reply as GD/ZA54475.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 130662 130664 130665 130666 130667 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:06:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper