Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100619

Tree Planting

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's progress in meeting reforestation targets.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government is committed to meeting the Environment Act target to increase woodland cover to at least 16.5% of total land area in England by 2050. In the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 we have also set the interim target to increase England’s tree...

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