Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 21082
Hedges and Ditches: Environment Protection
Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) bring forward legislative proposals to (i) formally recognise, (ii) protect and (iii) otherwise support the management of Cornish hedges and (b) provide funding for such
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerCertain hedgerows are protected from removal under the Hedgerows Regulations 1997 if they meet specific criteria. The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 introduced management rules into domestic legislation to protect hedgerows on land use...
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