Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 March 2000. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 March 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 8th March, Official Report, column 723W, on tree felling licences, if he will identify in respect of each of the breaches the owner or organisation responsible and the nature of the breaches alleged. - (Holding answer 13 March 2000).

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 8 March 2000, Official Report, column 723W, on tree felling licences, if he will identify in respect of each of the breaches the owner or organisation responsible and the nature of the breaches alleged. [114386] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 13 March 2000]: In the last five years, three owners were successfully prosecuted for breaches of tree felling licences. One owner had felled unapproved trees within the approved area; his conviction is now spent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. The other two owners, Mr. L. B. Holliday and Mr. C. A. P. Duncombe, had both felled trees outside the approved area. In the other breaches investigated by the Forestry Commission over the last five years the owners were not successfully prosecuted so it would not be appropriate to give their names. In each case they had either felled trees outside the approved area or felled unapproved trees within the approved area.

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