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Agriculture Bill

Proceeding contribution from Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 October 2018. It occurred during Debate on bills on Agriculture Bill.

I will not. Timber absorbs carbon dioxide as it grows and then holds that carbon a second time as wood products. I ask the Minister to consider, as part of the Borderlands initiative, planting a borderlands forest as part of our meeting our tree-planting targets—not so much a wall dividing us from our Scottish colleagues, but a biodiverse habitat that the English and the Scots can nurture together.

5.2 pm

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
647 c216 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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