United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98934
Forests: Environment Protection
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29 November 2022
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20 January 2023 · Answer
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20 January 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce deforestation (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
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29 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce deforestation (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
Source: Commons
20 January 2023
Answer
In England, when a felling licence is issued, there is a presumption to replant after tree felling. The Forestry Commission also has an enforcement capability under the Forestry Act 1967 (as amended) to combat unlicensed and illegal felling, with addition...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-29/98934
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1546580
- uk · wq-1546580 · source updated 20 January 2023