Tree Planting
(asked on 22nd October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that publicly funded tree planting is done with stock produced in the UK; and what percentage of planted stock is Plant Healthy accredited.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 2nd November 2026
The Defra Trees Programme is supporting domestic nursery capacity through the Tree Production Capital Grant and Tree Production Innovation Fund. Post-planting reports, since the Biosecure Procurement Requirement was introduced, demonstrate that 93% grantees have used nurseries that are Plant Healthy-certified or underwent a Ready to Plant assessment.