3 APPG Officer Positions (as of 31 Jul 2025)
Classics, Infrastructure, Woods and Trees7 APPG Memberships
Listed Properties, Climate Change, Environment, Net Zero, United Nations Global Goals, University, International Conservation11 Former APPG Officer Positions
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Crohn's and Colitis, Environment, Game and Wildlife Conservation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, International Conservation, Looked After Children and Care Leavers, Nature, Water, WetlandsDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
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Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
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Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Young of Old Scone, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
1 Bill introduced by Baroness Young of Old Scone
A Bill to promote the protection and stewardship of heritage trees in England; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th December 2023
Baroness Young of Old Scone has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)2 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions
(View all Baroness Young of Old Scone's Defra questions)We are carefully considering expert recommendations laid out in the Tree Council and Forest Research report. It will be important to balance our approach with existing priorities and our statutory obligations.
We recognise the value of our most important trees and consider all ancient and veteran trees to be irreplaceable habitats. The Sycamore Gap sentencing demonstrates that our judicial system takes illegal tree felling seriously.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The way we use and manage our land is already changing in response to pressures like climate change. It is time that government works openly with stakeholders and experts to understand and support the changes needed to keep nature and food production in England resilient.
The Government will do this by taking a collaborative approach to publishing a Land Use Framework for England. The Framework will consider issues such as food security and how we can expand nature-rich habitats such as wetlands, peat bogs and forests.
Spatial planning will play an important role in the delivery of the Government’s growth and clean energy missions, and the land use framework will work hand in hand with the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan. The Government will also explore the opportunities for spatial planning to support the delivery of other types of infrastructure.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)