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Tree Planting

Asked by James AsserLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 July 2026UIN 900903

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of trees planted.

Answered by Mary Creagh

We are investing over £1 billion this Parliament in tree planting and forestry - driving the highest planting rates in two decades. Backed by three new national forests, this is real investment delivering for nature, climate, communities and the economy. We're proud to be growing Britain's woodlands after years of neglect.

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