Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32187

Tree Planting

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target of 16.5% tree cover by 2050.

Answer

Mary Creagh
We are making progress towards the statutory target to reach 16.5% tree and woodland cover in England by 2050. The Government has pledged up to £400 million for tree planting and peatland restoration over the current and next financial year. As part of th...

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