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date	14/04/2021
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	Forests
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the acreage of ancient woodlands lost in England in each of the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL14932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The irreplaceable nature of ancient woodlands as a habitat is recognised in our 25 Year Environment Plan. We will also be publishing this spring our England Trees Action Plan, which will set out our long-term vision for trees, including ancient woodlands.</p><p>The Government is committed to protecting ancient woodlands. In 2016, the National Forest Inventory report &quot; <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forestresearch.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2F2716%2FPreliminary_estimatesofthechangesincanopycoverinBritishwoodlandsbetween2006and2015.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnightingale-matthiessen%40defra.gov.uk%7C6036a358fde94842142d08d90a29ef3a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637551997599072351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bTybyakbbBCXMQW%2F9gH90cVFGziKtnxzds%2FJPcTCFqQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Preliminary estimates of the changes in canopy cover between 2006 and 2015</a>&quot; found that overall, in England the level of permanent ancient woodland loss to other land uses was 57 hectares or 0.02% between 2006-2015. A copy of the report is attached to this answer.</p><p>Natural England and the Woodland Trust have an active project to revise Natural England's Ancient Woodland Inventory to cover the whole of England. This will include mapping smaller ancient woodland between 0.25 and 2ha, as the original inventory only included woodlands above 2ha, to provide a better assessment of these irreplaceable habitats.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 28/04/2021 16:55:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park attachment 1 file name Preliminary_estimatesofthechangesincanopycoverinBritishwoodlandsbetween2006and2015.pdf title National Forest Inventory canopy cover report
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

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date	01/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian conditions for British children living in refugee camps in Syria or in territory that was formerly part of the sovereign states of Syria or Iraq.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL14932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation throughout the region, including for vulnerable groups such as women and children. We are aware of a significant number of minors residing in refugee and internally displaced persons camps in former Daesh held areas.</p><p>Limited access and harsh winter conditions continue to exacerbate humanitarian need. Access to food, sanitation, healthcare, shelter and education remain core concerns in the international response. In 2018/19, we provided over £40 million to address basic-life saving needs in North East Syria. Since 2014, DFID has committed over £250 million in humanitarian support to Iraq, providing a vital lifeline of emergency food, shelter, medical care and clean water.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/04/2019 14:02:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge