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Tree Felling: Licensing

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 January 2026UIN 102108

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many felling licences were granted by the Forestry Commission in England in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Felling licences issued 2016 to 2025: 20162017201820192020202120222023202420253621389423253002290131873190332634373499

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