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<p>As forestry is a devolved matter this answer relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government is committed to accelerating new woodland planting and has a number of
manifesto commitments to support afforestation in England, including the planting
of eleven million trees and a further one million trees in our towns and cities by
2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also has a number of schemes to support afforestation
including the Woodland Creation Grant under Countryside Stewardship, the Woodland
Carbon Fund, and the Woodland Creation Planning Grant.</p><p> </p><p>In January the
Prime Minister announced through the 25 Year Environment Plan the support of the new
Northern Forest, which will see 50 million trees planted by 2042.</p>
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