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1486543

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Forests: Conservation
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 he will make its policy to introduce a Great British rainforests strategy.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	31167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The international importance of temperate rainforests (also termed Atlantic woodland) in supporting rare and threatened species has been recognised in domestic biodiversity policy for many decades. Many temperate rainforests are protected by existing policy. Many are ancient woodlands, which are protected from development in all but wholly exceptional circumstances. We have also committed in the England Trees Action Plan to increase protections in the planning system for long established woodland in situ since 1840. Many of our temperate rainforests support rich assemblages of species and are in our series of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). SSSI selection guidelines for woodlands are focused on securing a representative series rather than protecting every example.</p><p> </p><p>This government has made a world-leading commitment to halt the decline in nature by 2030, which will rely on the restoration and creation of habitats across the country. This will be supported by funding from the Nature for Climate Fund, future farming schemes including Landscape Recovery, and new funds such as the Big Nature Impact Fund. We will consider, while designing and rolling out these schemes, how they might support the protection and restoration of certain types of woodlands including ‘temperate rainforest’. We also provide financial support to the buffering and expansion of valuable woodlands such as temperate rainforests through the England Woodland Creation Offer, and funding for the improvement and restoration of temperate rainforest sites through the Regional Restoration Funds.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working on the revision of the 25 Year Environment Plan, the next Environmental Improvement Plan, due January 2023. This is the overarching strategy for the environment, as set out in the Environment Act, and where relevant we will consider the role of temperate rainforest in helping to meet our substantial environmental commitments.</p><p> </p><p>Forestry policy is devolved, so the protection and restoration of temperate rainforests outside England is a matter for the devolved authorities.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 14/07/2022 16:32:27 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1486544

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Forests: Conservation
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 much and what proportion of the £30 million Big Nature Impact Fund his Department plans to use to protect and restore Britain’s temperate rainforests.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	31168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working to design a new Big Nature Impact Fund, which we propose should focus investments on the creation or restoration of carbon-rich biodiverse habitats, primarily native woodlands and restored peatlands. This could include projects involving temperate rainforest should they apply. In line with the Fund's aims to develop environmental markets, investments will only be made in projects capable of generating revenue from ecosystem services.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 13/07/2022 15:02:18 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1486545

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Forests: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to include temperate rainforest restoration in its Landscape Recovery pilot projects.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	31169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Landscape Recovery will provide funding for long-term, large-scale projects to enhance habitats and deliver land-use change with a focus on biodiversity, water quality and net zero. This could include projects that plan to restore woodland or temperate rainforest.</p><p> </p><p>Applications for the first round of Landscape Recovery pilots closed on 24 May. We are currently assessing the 51 bids received and will confirm which projects have been selected later this summer.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to launch a second round of pilot projects next year and will confirm the proposed focus for that round later this year.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 13/07/2022 15:07:42 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1461054

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Forests: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle global deforestation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL91
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK continues to take a leading role in working with global partners to halt and reverse forest loss. At COP26, the UK led the way in securing an agreement from over 140 world leaders, representing over 90% of the world’s forests, to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 under the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use. This was backed by almost £14 billion of public and private funding, including $1.5 billion to protect the forests of the Congo Basin, an area of critical importance to global efforts to address climate change.</p><p>In February 2021, the UK and Indonesia established the Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue, bringing together major producer and consumer countries of agricultural commodities to protect forests while promoting development and trade. At COP26, 28 governments including Indonesia, Colombia, Brazil, Ghana, the EU, UK and USA launched the FACT Roadmap, committing to advance sustainable production and trade, and outlining actions to incentivise sustainability, support smallholder farmers, improve transparency of supply chains and drive innovation.</p><p>The UK has introduced ambitious due diligence legislation through the Environment Act to help tackle illegal deforestation in UK supply chains. This new law is one part of a wider package of measures to improve the sustainability of our supply chains and will contribute to global efforts to protect forests and other ecosystems. It will make it illegal for larger businesses operating in the UK to use key forest risk commodities produced on land illegally occupied or used.</p><p> </p><p>We have also doubled our international climate finance to £11.6 billion, of which at least £3 billion will be spent on nature, including solutions that protect, restore and sustainably manage forests. FCDO, BEIS and Defra share the forests portfolio which aims to specifically reduce emissions from deforestation and land use change and help forest communities adapt to climate change through sustainable farming and land use practices.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 24/05/2022 16:40:08 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1441615

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to spend the £1.5 billion of funding allocated under the Global Forest Finance pledge, including the (1) £350 million for tropical forests in Indonesia, (2) £200 million for the LEAF Coalition, and (3) up to £300 million intended for the Amazon rainforest.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL6969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to develop proposals for funding to Indonesia, the Amazon and other important regions, building on the UK’s existing partnerships in these areas. The UK’s investment in LEAF has helped bring other public and private funders on board, raising over £750m which will be used for technical assistance and carbon finance for developing countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 29/03/2022 13:15:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1438523

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Government will ensure the $500m finance for tackling deforestation, announced by the Government at COP26, reaches and benefits farming communities in cocoa and banana growing regions in West Africa, Latin America and beyond.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	135671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK works with small farmers to improve livelihoods and prevent deforestation through Partnerships for Forests (P4F) (£120 million, 2015-23). The programme operates in Southeast Asia, East Africa, West Africa and Latin America. Across all of these regions, the programme supports partnerships between companies, farmers and communities, piloting new approaches to growing crops like palm oil, cocoa, coffee and soya, while improving livelihoods and protecting and restoring forests.</p><p>For example, in West Africa, UK funds support the implementation of agreements between the global cocoa industry and the Ghanaian and Ivoirian governments to eliminate deforestation and promote climate smart approaches to growing cocoa. Through this, farmers receive support to improve practices and eliminate deforestation from the cocoa supply chain. At COP26, the UK announced a £500 million, ten-year second phase of support to Partnerships for Forests, building on the experience of the first phase of the programme. Work is now underway to put this new funding commitment into place.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 10/03/2022 18:19:49 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1418084

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which countries have contributed to the $12 billion donor fund announced at COP26 to halt and reverse forest loss and protect land rights; and how much each of those donors has committed.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	114726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>Over a five-year period between 2021-2025, the $12billion Global Forest Finance Pledge will support forest-related climate action in countries eligible for Official Development Assistance.</p><p>The pledge has been supported by 12 public donors: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, the UK, the USA, and the European Commission on behalf of the European Union.</p><p>The UK has confirmed to provide at least £1.5 billion to the pledge.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of what the pledge will deliver on can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://ukcop26.org/the-global-forest-finance-pledge/" target="_blank">https://ukcop26.org/the-global-forest-finance-pledge/</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2022 14:10:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1415915

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Forests: Conservation
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 he will take steps to protect and restore Britain’s temperate rainforests.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	110592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of trees and woodlands, and has ambitious targets to treble tree planting in England as part of a UK wide commitment to establish 30,000 hectares per year by the end of this Parliament. This sits alongside our work to protect existing woodland, particularly ancient woodland. The England Trees Action Plan will help to deliver this by seeing an unprecedented number of trees planted, protected and managed to deliver more for society, nature, the climate and the economy.</p><p>The international importance of temperate rainforests (also termed Atlantic woodland) in supporting rare and threatened species has been recognised in domestic biodiversity policy for many decades. Many temperate rainforests are protected by existing policy. Many are ancient woodlands, which are protected from development in all but wholly exceptional circumstances; we have committed in the England Trees Action Plan to increase protections in the planning system for long established woodland in situ since 1840. Many of our temperate rainforests support rich assemblages of species and are in our series of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. SSSI selection guidelines for woodlands are focussed on securing a representative series rather than protecting every example.</p><p>This government has made a world-leading commitment to halt the decline in nature by 2030, which will rely on the restoration and creation of habitats across the country. This will be supported by funding from the Nature for Climate Fund, future farming schemes including Landscape Recovery, and new funds such as the Big Nature Impact Fund. We will consider, while designing and rolling out these schemes, how they might support the protection and restoration of certain types of woodlands including ‘temperate rainforest’. We also provide financial support the buffering and expansion of valuable woodlands such as temperate rainforests through the England Woodland Creation Offer, and funding for the improvement and restoration of temperate rainforest sites through the Regional Restoration Funds.</p><p>Forestry policy is devolved, so the protection and restoration of temperate rainforests outside England is a matter for the devolved authorities.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/02/2022 14:31:35 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1415916

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Forests: Conservation
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 much of his Department’s £30 million Big Nature Impact Fund will be allocated to protecting and restoring Britain’s temperate rainforests.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	110593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>We are working to design a new Big Nature Impact Fund, which aims to develop environmental markets by investing in projects capable of generating revenue from ecosystem services.</p><p>The Fund should focus investments on the creation or restoration of carbon-rich biodiverse habitats, primarily native woodlands and restored peatlands. This could also fund projects which support and expand England's temperate rainforests. This was set out in our procurement document:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b46e6f5-c2ec-4d9b-8504-b77c4eb3f112" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b46e6f5-c2ec-4d9b-8504-b77c4eb3f112</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/02/2022 16:53:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1384618

registered interest
date	03/12/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to tackle deforestation in (a) Malaysia and (b) other countries that participate in deforestation, while protecting the economies of those countries.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	86630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is determined to do all it can to halt and reverse forest loss, and this was a priority for COP26. The Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use, setting out a commitment to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030, has now been endorsed by 142 countries, including Malaysia. This will help to drive forward national action to protect forests. The UK has committed up to £1.5 billion over five years to support such action to protect and restore forests in developing countries.</p><p>The response to deforestation needs to balance economic interests and environmental protection. This is the approach taken in the Forest and Agriculture Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue, which was launched by the UK Presidency at COP26. The dialogue establishes a new partnership between the largest producers and consumers of agricultural commodities, such as palm oil, soya and cocoa, and aims to build collaboration to protect forests while promoting sustainable trade. Malaysia is one of the 28 participating countries.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 13/12/2021 17:19:29 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry