Forestry (England) Debate
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Bridget Phillipson
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(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Mrs Spelman
The one that comes to mind is the Post Office consultation, which we all remember really was a sham.
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)
A huge number of my constituents have written to me in the strongest possible terms on this important issue. Will the Secretary of State set out clearly and fully how they can make their views known in public directly to the panel?
Mrs Spelman
I think the hon. Lady will know from the e-mails she has received that the fears of many of our constituents were raised by their understanding of the forestry clauses in the Public Bodies Bill, and one of the things she can do is write to her constituents to explain that those clauses have now been removed. The Department always responds to all correspondence directed to it, and the hon. Lady has more than one vehicle to suggest by which the public can engage with us on the way forward in forestry and woodland policy in this country.