Tree Planting

I will ignore that. The timing of this debate is fortuitous, coming as it does just after Nationa...

Rowlinson Timber in my constituency uses forestry products and imports many of them. Making produ...

My hon. Friend makes two good points, which I will elaborate on as we make progress. Indeed, in t...

Even in The Guardian.

Even in The Guardian.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has recognised the ...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the issue is about trees in not only in rural areas, but urban are...

I represent a rural seat, so I am looking from the perspective of the rural economy—and, indeed, ...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate, and I apologise for missing the very st...

The hon. Gentleman takes advantage of my praise for Scotland, but I certainly agree with him on t...

Does my hon. Friend agree that in Wales, the incorporation of the Forestry Commission into Natura...

I understand that this debate is not particularly about Wales and NRW, and the Minister will prob...

Does my hon. Friend agree that in this debate we need to look at quality as well as quantity? We ...

I agree that this country needs more trees. We have to be sensible and look at the end product. W...

It is nice to appear under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brecon ...

Does the hon. Gentleman therefore agree that while one must always look at economic issues, our e...

That is exactly the point I was making. Trees are important for many reasons. They provide a huge...

We have heard from my fellow office bearer of the all-party group on forestry, my hon. Friend the...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Br...

My hon. Friend has talked about climate change and sustainability, which is what tree planting is...

My hon. Friend makes the point clearly. I certainly agree that there is a nonsensical approach to...

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate my hon. Friend t...

The hon. Gentleman makes a telling point about the choices that face people when they are plantin...

Yes, the hon. Gentleman makes a fair point, but the issue is not just EU grants; it is how we dea...

I thank the hon. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Chris Davies) for bringing forward this debat...

Yes. I take the hon. Gentleman’s point, but we would have to be careful to have the right zoned a...

Does my hon. Friend agree that we have some serious problems because of lack of ability to make b...

Yes, my hon. Friend is right. We could have a carrot and stick approach with small grants for suc...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. We have had an excellent debate. We h...

We’ll transfer him—don’t worry.

A free transfer!

Forestry will deliver on the annual carbon saving target. That was set at ...

Order. I am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, but it is the rule of the House that he should...

Thank you, Mr Bone. I apologise for running over; I am concluding. Will the Minister assure Harry...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Br...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Mem...

I do not blame the Minister for one moment for the problems with the grants system at the moment,...

I hope to cover that very soon, and I hope that my answer will satisfy my hon. Friend. One reason...

Will the Minister give way?

I would appreciate being able to make a bit more progress, because I hope to answer some of the q...

I would. We hear a great deal from the Minister’s civil servants about how woodland cover is at i...

Well, I use the statement because it is accurate and true. At times people challenge us, understa...

May I say what a pleasure it has been to have this debate under your chairmanship, Mr Bone? Thank...