Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97857
Tree Planting
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate tree planting to meet statutory environmental targets.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government is investing £1 billion in tree planting and support to the forestry sector over this parliament. Tree planting in England is at the highest recorded rate in over 20 years, with over 7,100 hectares planted in 2024/25. As part of this invest...
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