Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 29745

Tabled: 14 September 2026

Question

James McMurdock

IndependentSouth Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased urban tree cover on(a) heatwaves, (b) flooding and (c) drought in areas with low levels of existing tree co