Written question asked by Helen Clark (Labour) on Friday, 2 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 July 2004. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 12 July 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government will publish its response to the report An Economic Analysis of Forestry Policy in England. (Holding answer 7 July 2004).

Answer: Mrs. Helen Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Government will publish its response to the report An Economic Analysis of Forestry Policy in England. [182653] Mr. Bradshaw: [holding answer 7 July 2004]: As was made clear at the time the report was published on 5 June 2003, the analysis formed part of a broad review of forestry arrangements in England that was agreed as part of the Defra settlement of the Spending Review 2002. In the event, that review contributed to Lord Haskins' review of the arrangements for delivering the Government's rural policies in England, the detailed follow up to which we are working on. We do not intend to respond separately to "An Economic Analysis of Forestry Policy in England", although the report itself remains available as a valuable source of information to those interested in forestry policy inside and outside government.

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