Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

May. 08 2024

Source Page: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
Document: Appraisal of Sustainability Scoping Report for EN-8: appendix A (PDF)

Found: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting

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Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

May. 08 2024

Source Page: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
Document: Appraisal of Sustainability Scoping Report for fusion energy - consultation document part 2 (PDF)

Found: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting

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Written Question

Church of England: Tree Planting

Thursday 25th April 2024

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to take steps to plant trees on diocese lands.

Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner

Diocesan land is managed by individual dioceses at a local level and, as such, the Church Commissioners are unable to plant trees on diocesan property. However, the Church Commissioners work with diocesan teams and other church bodies to encourage the responsible use of land, reducing carbon emissions and increasing biodiversity where appropriate, including incorporating environmental improvement into food production.

The Church Commissioners’ rural estates team has assisted with the creation of a guidance note for diocesan officers on ‘managing land for climate and nature’, attended net zero meetings, and engaged with local diocesan environmental officers. Staff from the Rural Estates team have also met with the Rural Bishops Group to illustrate their work managing the rural estates and share experiences that apply to dioceses. They will continue to share details of tree-planting undertaken by the Commissioners with our diocesan partners and are keen to work together on further improving and implementing good practice.

In 2023, the Church Commissioners planted over 1.5million trees on their Forestry and Farmland holdings, 700,000 of which were in the UK.

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Deposited Papers

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: I. List of ministerial responsibilities. 88p. II. List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Alex Burghart MP to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding documents for deposit, and copying them for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
Document: APRIL_2024_List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities.pdf (PDF)

Found: List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III.

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Written Question

Tree Planting: Suffolk

Thursday 18th April 2024

Asked by: Thérèse Coffey (Conservative - Suffolk Coastal)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been planted on behalf of his Department in (a) Suffolk and (b) Suffolk Coastal constituency since 2020.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Forestry Commission publishes statistics on new planting of woodland, and trees outside woodland, in England. These can be found in Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators. These statistics are reported for each financial year in thousands of hectares.

This Government has not set specific targets for individual constituencies and the reporting statistic the hon. Member has requested is not currently available.

Our England Trees Action Plan has kickstarted tree planting, we have planted nearly 13 million trees over the past 3 years. Last year we planted 3,600 hectares of new woodland and trees outside of woodland, this represents the highest planting rate for nearly a decade and an almost 40% increase on the previous year.

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