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Written question asked by Peter Kyle (Labour) on Thursday, 23 January 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 January 2020 (named day). It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 January 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Tree Planting: East Sussex

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the number of trees planted in (a) Hove and (b) Brighton and Hove.

Answer

The Government is developing policies to increase tree planting at a national scale and does not target particular constituencies.

The Government is committed to increasing tree planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares per year by 2025. The challenges we face to achieve net zero require cross-party support, collaboration with stakeholders and collective vision to mitigate and adapt to climate change. To support this we have announced a new Nature for Climate fund, which will support tree planting in England - our plans for this will be announced at the budget.

The Government currently supports tree planting and woodland creation through a range of existing grant schemes. For example, the Urban Tree Challenge Fund, which plants trees in partnership with local authorities and community organisations. We are working hard to increase the uptake of existing schemes and strongly encourage eligible organisations to do so.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7248
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Tree planting Hove Brighton
Link
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