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Tree Planting

Debate on Wednesday, 7 December 2016, in the House of Commons, led by Chris Davies. The answering members were Therese Coffey and Baroness Hayman of Ullock.
Motion that this House has considered tree planting in the UK. Agreed to on question.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
618 cc75-99WH 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Tree planting in the UK
Friday, 2 December 2016
Research briefings
Proceeding contributions
Chris Davies | 618 c75WH (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered tree planting in the UK.

I have a decla...

Simon Hoare | 618 c75WH (Link to this contribution)

There was only one nomination.


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Chris Davies | 618 cc75-6WH (Link to this contribution)

I will ignore that. The timing of this debate is fortuitous, coming as it does just after Nationa...

Antoinette Sandbach | 618 c76WH (Link to this contribution)

Rowlinson Timber in my constituency uses forestry products and imports many of them. Making produ...

Chris Davies | 618 c76WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes two good points, which I will elaborate on as we make progress. Indeed, in t...

Chris Davies | 618 cc76-7WH (Link to this contribution)

Even in The Guardian.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has recognised the ...

Alex Chalk | 618 c77WH (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that the issue is about trees in not only in rural areas, but urban are...

Chris Davies | 618 cc77-8WH (Link to this contribution)

I represent a rural seat, so I am looking from the perspective of the rural economy—and, indeed, ...

Alan Brown | 618 c78WH (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate, and I apologise for missing the very st...

Chris Davies | 618 cc78-9WH (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman takes advantage of my praise for Scotland, but I certainly agree with him on t...

Antoinette Sandbach | 618 c79WH (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that in Wales, the incorporation of the Forestry Commission into Natura...

Chris Davies | 618 c79WH (Link to this contribution)

I understand that this debate is not particularly about Wales and NRW, and the Minister will prob...

Alex Chalk | 618 c79WH (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that in this debate we need to look at quality as well as quantity? We ...

Chris Davies | 618 cc79-80WH (Link to this contribution)

I agree that this country needs more trees. We have to be sensible and look at the end product. W...

Mike Weir | 618 c80WH (Link to this contribution)

It is nice to appear under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brecon ...

Alex Chalk | 618 c80WH (Link to this contribution)

Does the hon. Gentleman therefore agree that while one must always look at economic issues, our e...

Mike Weir | 618 cc81-2WH (Link to this contribution)

That is exactly the point I was making. Trees are important for many reasons. They provide a huge...

Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 618 cc82-4WH (Link to this contribution)

We have heard from my fellow office bearer of the all-party group on forestry, my hon. Friend the...

Drew Hendry | 618 cc84-6WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Br...

Alan Brown | 618 c86WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend has talked about climate change and sustainability, which is what tree planting is...

Drew Hendry | 618 cc86-7WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes the point clearly. I certainly agree that there is a nonsensical approach to...

Neil Parish | 618 cc87-8WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate my hon. Friend t...

Drew Hendry | 618 c88WH (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman makes a telling point about the choices that face people when they are plantin...

Neil Parish | 618 cc88-9WH (Link to this contribution)

Yes, the hon. Gentleman makes a fair point, but the issue is not just EU grants; it is how we dea...

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard | 618 c89WH (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Chris Davies) for bringing forward this debat...

Neil Parish | 618 c89WH (Link to this contribution)

Yes. I take the hon. Gentleman’s point, but we would have to be careful to have the right zoned a...

Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 618 c89WH (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that we have some serious problems because of lack of ability to make b...

Neil Parish | 618 cc89-90WH (Link to this contribution)

Yes, my hon. Friend is right. We could have a carrot and stick approach with small grants for suc...

Calum Kerr | 618 cc90-2WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. We have had an excellent debate. We h...

Neil Parish | 618 c92WH (Link to this contribution)

We’ll transfer him—don’t worry.

Calum Kerr | 618 c92WH (Link to this contribution)

A free transfer!

Forestry will deliver on the annual carbon saving target. That was set at ...

Peter Bone | 618 c92WH (Link to this contribution)

Order. I am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, but it is the rule of the House that he should...

Calum Kerr | 618 cc92-3WH (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Bone. I apologise for running over; I am concluding. Will the Minister assure Harry...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 618 cc93-4WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Br...

Therese Coffey | 618 cc94-5WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Mem...

Neil Parish | 618 c95WH (Link to this contribution)

I do not blame the Minister for one moment for the problems with the grants system at the moment,...

Therese Coffey | 618 c95WH (Link to this contribution)

I hope to cover that very soon, and I hope that my answer will satisfy my hon. Friend. One reason...

Therese Coffey | 618 cc95-8WH (Link to this contribution)

I would appreciate being able to make a bit more progress, because I hope to answer some of the q...

Chris Davies | 618 c98WH (Link to this contribution)

I would. We hear a great deal from the Minister’s civil servants about how woodland cover is at i...

Therese Coffey | 618 c98WH (Link to this contribution)

Well, I use the statement because it is accurate and true. At times people challenge us, understa...

Chris Davies | 618 cc98-9WH (Link to this contribution)

May I say what a pleasure it has been to have this debate under your chairmanship, Mr Bone? Thank...

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