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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jan 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"In this “tree-bilee” year, the Environment Minister knows about Gloucester’s huge new project, Hempsted woods, where I hope every child will have the chance to plant a tree. She herself kindly planted an apple tree there last year. Does she agree that it would be very helpful if the Department …..."
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Written Question
Forests and Recreation Spaces
Thursday 27th January 2022

Asked by: Richard Graham (Conservative - Gloucester)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support new woodlands and community green spaces.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

Our England Trees Action Plan sets out how we will deliver our ambitious commitments to treble tree-planting rates across the country and bring trees and woodlands closer to people, backed by the £750 million Nature for Climate Fund. We are funding three new Community Forests in Cumbria, Devon and the North East, have established the Urban Tree Challenge Fund, and have created opportunities for large-scale tree planting through the Landscape Recovery Scheme with details soon to be launched. On 24 January I had the pleasure of visiting Blenheim estate, a 104-hectare woodland created under the England Woodland Creation Offer. Landowners, land managers and public bodies can apply to the England Woodland Creation Offer, which provides both greater financial incentives to plant and maintain trees and offers greater recognition of the benefits provided by woodland to people and nature.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Oct 2021
COP26: Limiting Global Temperature Rises

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we need to find positive ways to allow our constituents to be involved in making our cities and towns greener? For example, the new 110,000-tree Hempsted woods in my constituency will give every schoolchild the chance to plant at least one tree. That will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Oct 2021
COP26: Limiting Global Temperature Rises

"My hon. Friend is making some powerful points about what we need to do. On non-fossil fuel energy and domestic security and supply, does he agree that we should be doing lots more on nuclear, including with small modular reactors, and on marine energy, harnessing the power of tides and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 28 Apr 2021
British Meat and Dairy Products

"It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Ghani. I congratulate my colleague and fellow south-west Great British Beef Week love-in leader, my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby). I speak not as a rural MP standing up for his …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Jan 2021
Environment Bill

"The amendment in my name—amendment 28 to this important Bill, which has so much to celebrate—is supported by the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne), the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) and many others from different parties across …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Environment Bill (Twentieth sitting)

"As the Prime Minister’s trade envoy for Indonesia, I had the great pleasure of working closely with colleagues from the Department for International Development and in our embassy in Jakarta on helping the Indonesians to find a solution to what was a significant problem for them. Does the Minister agree …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Environment Bill (Twentieth sitting)

"You heard it, did you?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Environment Bill (Twentieth sitting)

"On a point of order, Sir George. Is it appropriate in this Environment Bill Committee, where we are discussing serious issues, for a Member, however well intentioned, to raise a supposed quote by a former Prime Minister from several years ago, which he certainly never heard—none of us heard it—in …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Environment Bill (Twenty First sitting)

"My hon. Friend is making a strong case as to why it is much more effective that the OEP works with public authorities to try to make the sort of environmental improvements that everybody here wants to see, rather than acting as a fining mechanism. Does she agree with me …..."
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