Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 March 2000. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 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, how many tree felling licences have been granted by the Forestry Commission to the RSPB in each of the last five years; and how many trees have been felled as a result. - Includes table. (Holding answer 6 March 2000).

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tree felling licences have been granted by the Forestry Commission to the RSPB in each of the last five years; and how many trees have been felled as a result. [113115] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 6 March 2000]: The number of licences issued to the RSPB in each of the last five years and the number of trees licensed for felling are given in the table. The Forestry Commission does not keep records of the number of trees actually felled after licences have been issued. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year ending 31 March Number of licences granted Number of trees licensed for felling 1996 1 390 1997 0 0 1998 4 3,860 1999 2 86,015 2000 (to date) 1 210 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 345 c581-2W; 113115
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Licensing Forestry Commission Forests Nature conservation Tree felling Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Contains statistics: Yes