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1716153

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Tree Planting
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 hectares of trees have been planted in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Chesterfield on 2 April 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-21/19841" target="_blank">19841</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/05/2024 11:10:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716154

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Tree Planting: Expenditure
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 his Department has spent on tree planting in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Data on tree-specific funding is only available from 2020, when the Nature for Climate Tree Programme was established. Since then, Defra has had a capital spend (CDEL) of £232 million on planting trees in England. The spending on tree planting in each year since 2020 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>22/23</p></td><td><p>23/24</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Spend (£m)</p></td><td><p>17.215</p></td><td><p>33.569</p></td><td><p>59.446</p></td><td><p>122.045</p></td><td><p>232.275</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Additionally, the planting of trees has also been funded by the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Since 2016, £120 million has been claimed under the scheme for planting and managing trees and for managing and enhancing woodlands.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/05/2024 12:35:18 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716156

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Shellfish: Inspections
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 inspections of shellfish waters his Department has conducted in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Defra is responsible for designating shellfish water protected areas. Investigations are carried out by other organisations that have a role in water quality in shellfish waters, such as the Environment Agency and water companies (if directed to do so by the Environment Agency). Defra does not oversee these investigations to provide a figure.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 17/05/2024 12:10:42 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716157

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have worked under the poultry Seasonal Worker visa scheme in each year since 2021.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635792451%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fT8cfqT0kdMkxV6ozQOhtwfIeFcSbfmkdCtybj6xEno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of grants of Seasonal Worker visas is published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635806020%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rg1%2Bu96fjm0HH0gMtYZyDTFgIXAYHqlyEvv%2FSWOZM1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Entry clearance detailed dataset.</a> Data on visa grants by occupation can be found in table Occ_D02, of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23sponsored-work-visas-by-occupation-and-industry&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635819033%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JE6pJvn6kQwU9fFRZiLjXcdjDpzUqrzqj8%2BtrTyJWXA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Sponsored work visas by occupation and industry</a> dataset. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data relates up to the end of December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 24880 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:01:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716158

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applicants have secured a Seasonal Worker visa in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635792451%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fT8cfqT0kdMkxV6ozQOhtwfIeFcSbfmkdCtybj6xEno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of grants of Seasonal Worker visas is published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635806020%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rg1%2Bu96fjm0HH0gMtYZyDTFgIXAYHqlyEvv%2FSWOZM1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Entry clearance detailed dataset.</a> Data on visa grants by occupation can be found in table Occ_D02, of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23sponsored-work-visas-by-occupation-and-industry&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635819033%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JE6pJvn6kQwU9fFRZiLjXcdjDpzUqrzqj8%2BtrTyJWXA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Sponsored work visas by occupation and industry</a> dataset. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data relates up to the end of December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 24879 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:01:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron