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Commons Chamber
Public Access to Nature - Thu 18 May 2023
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Caroline Lucas (GRN - Brighton, Pavilion) extended the right to roam to woods, rivers, green-belt land and more grassland. - Speech Link
2: Robin Walker (CON - Worcester) It connects green spaces in the city and accessible areas such as the Worcester Woods country park, Nunnery - Speech Link
3: Richard Graham (CON - Gloucester) I am going to ask him to come and plant another 20 trees, which have again generously been donated by - Speech Link
4: Trudy Harrison (CON - Copeland) I also wish to mention what we are doing with trees. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Committee stage - Wed 03 May 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Young of Old Scone (LAB - Life peer) and trees, particularly with a stress on individual trees. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (LAB - Life peer) When I was a young girl growing up in a new town, there were woods at the end of almost every road—and - Speech Link
3: Baroness Young of Old Scone (LAB - Life peer) If you want a good read, read the Woodland Trust’s report on the state of woods and trees, which has - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Funding for Major Infrastructure Projects - Wed 03 May 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Wera Hobhouse (LDEM - Bath) I understand that money does not grow on trees, but why are the Government not giving enough attention - Speech Link
2: Peter Grant (SNP - Glenrothes) then fellow member of the council, Michael Woods, discovered that the then Labour administration in - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Open Season for Woodcock - Mon 27 Feb 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Olivia Blake (LAB - Sheffield, Hallam) In 2021, they managed to plant 13,400 trees. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) sapling trees, and their disturbance of woodcock and their habitat areas. - Speech Link
3: David Simmonds (CON - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) We have a number of important habitats, in particular for bird life, in Mad Bess woods and Ruislip woods - Speech Link
4: Duncan Baker (CON - North Norfolk) a long-term vision for trees and woodlands, which will have enormous benefits for biodiversity, species - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 - Mon 06 Feb 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: None Our focus is on picking up the pace and scaling up at home, and around the world, and that is why we - Speech Link
2: None will continue to promote urban tree planting so that children everywhere can enjoy their local woods. - Speech Link
3: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) in tree planting and peatland restoration, and we will protect 30% of our land and sea for nature by - Speech Link
4: Lord Trees (CB - Life peer) capacity here in the UK to provide all the native saplings we will need in order to avoid importing trees - Speech Link
5: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) Our requirement that trees planted on public estates through public procurement have to be from Plant - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 - Wed 01 Feb 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Thérèse Coffey (CON - Suffolk Coastal) Our focus is on picking up the pace and scaling up at home, and around the world, and that is why we - Speech Link
2: Thérèse Coffey (CON - Suffolk Coastal) That might be something as simple as community woods. - Speech Link
3: Thérèse Coffey (CON - Suffolk Coastal) We are trying to ensure that we increase the opportunities to plant trees. - Speech Link
4: Kerry McCarthy (LAB - Bristol East) A lot has been said about trees, hedgerows and so on, but when it comes to reversing the decline in swifts - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Violence against Women and Girls: Plymouth - Wed 25 Jan 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Gary Streeter (CON - South West Devon) These might be simple changes such as trimming back trees to improve the lighting in dark walkways or - Speech Link
2: Paul Bristow (CON - Peterborough) The other person I would like to thank is Eva Woods, the youth MP for Peterborough. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Dines (CON - Derbyshire Dales) Eva Woods, who has come from Peterborough. - Speech Link
4: Sarah Dines (CON - Derbyshire Dales) Friend the Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow), and Eva Woods as the Member of Youth Parliament for - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Sustainable Energy Generation: Burning Trees - Tue 06 Dec 2022
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Selaine Saxby (CON - North Devon) It found that 97% of trees grew more quickly as they aged and absorbed more carbon year on year. - Speech Link
2: Sally-Ann Hart (CON - Hastings and Rye) Brede High woods found in beautiful Hastings and Rye. - Speech Link
3: Derek Thomas (CON - St Ives) We and our constituents cannot believe the argument that says that burning those trees and releasing - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Trees help to purify the air, lower air temperature, sustain wildlife and improve soil quality. - Speech Link


Written Statements
Funding for Woodlands and Timber Industry - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Thérèse Coffey (CON - Suffolk Coastal) Today we announced £20 million of funding to improve tree planting stocks, woodland resilience and domestic - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill - Fri 25 Nov 2022
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Jerome Mayhew (CON - Broadland) and cooling—and bear the tag “operational carbon”, and the Government have taken bold steps to reduce - Speech Link
2: Peter Gibson (CON - Darlington) steel and cement to drive public and private procurement. - Speech Link
3: Dehenna Davison (CON - Bishop Auckland) how large sectors of the economy will decarbonise, and the England trees action plan looks to increase - Speech Link