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Tree Planting

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 89287

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how she plans to (a) monitor and (b) report progress on establishing new national forests.

Answered by Mary Creagh

All grants funded by the Nature for Climate fund are subject to the appropriate scrutiny as outlined in Defra’s Integrated Assurance and Approvals Strategy including checks on feasibility and value for money.

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