Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97857

Tree Planting

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton 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 Creagh
The 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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