Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31556
Flood Control: Tree Planting
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025
Question
Joe Morris
Labour — Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking steps to use the Government's tree planting programme to help tackle down-stream flooding.
Answer
Emma HardyTree planting along rivers, as well as woodland creation across hill slopes in the wider catchment, can help slow water flow and temporarily store water as part of natural flood management. The England Woodland Creation Offer provides financial support fo...
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