As part of the York 5 Year Plan programme of works tree mitigation, the Environment Agency (EA) has planted 392 trees to date in and around York. This includes 35 in winter 2020/21, 220 in winter 2021/22, and 137 so far in winter 2022/23. A further 375 trees are due to be planted in this winter\u2019s planting season (up to March 2023).<\/p>
In November 2022, the EA planted approximately 4000 floodplain meadow plants in Rawcliffe Ings, helping restore approximately 12ha of floodplain meadow within this Site of Special Scientific Interest, establishing species that are either less abundant or produce seed outside of the hay collection season. The meadow planting is segregated into 15 planting areas, with relative wetness assessed based on their elevation. Plant species were selected according to their tolerance of waterlogging, with dry-loving plants in drier areas. Each area has been mapped using differential GPS, to track where specific species have been planted, helping to monitor success. This vital work will accompany a range of techniques that the EA is adopting to restore the floodplain meadow in this area, which will work alongside turf translocation, green hay spreading, brush harvesting and traditional cutting regimes to greatly expand this important habitat.<\/p>
The EA is also planning to plant an additional 710 trees and approximately 400m of hedgerow next winter (2023), along with specialist pot grown Tansy plants in Clifton Ings and ornamental planting in Museum Gardens.<\/p>
Limited tree planting has taken place yet in the wider Ouse or Foss catchments specifically related to the York 5 Year Plan programme of works, although the catchment has benefitted from localised tree planting associated with smaller scale flood risk and environmental projects.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4522", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rebecca Pow"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Taunton Deane"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Rebecca Pow"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-01-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-01-17T11:56:14.743Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-12-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "River Foss and River Ouse: Flood Control"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much planting has taken place in the Ouse and Foss catchment areas in each of the last 5 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"} ], "uin" : "106517"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1244852", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1244852/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
A longstanding feature of the UK tax system is that a person\u2019s UK farming income is treated as one trade. When a farming business diversifies, any non-farming activities are treated as separate sources of income that need to be declared separately on the tax return. The Government recognises that this creates additional administrative burdens. However, taxing diversified rural businesses as one unit would carry a risk that uncommercial activities might be grouped together with profitable trades. The Government keeps all taxes under review but has no plans to change the current tax rules for diversified rural businesses.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-10-28T14:58:09.293Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Agriculture: Diversification"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the fiscal framework on farmers who have diversified from farming activity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4839", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jane Hunt"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Loughborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jane Hunt"} ], "uin" : "106517"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767445", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767445/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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