Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 60267
Droughts: Tree Planting
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of (a) recent trends in the level of drought and (b) the potential impact of drought on his Department's tree-planting plans.
Answer
Emma HardyWe continue to monitor and adapt to the impact that drought conditions can have on trees, particularly for young trees which are most susceptible. The Government has introduced extraordinary measures to support trees that have suffered because of drought ...
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