Derelict Land (Tree Planting)

HC Deb 11 February 1999 vol 325 cc417-8W

Mrs. Browning

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many hectares of urban land he intends to be covered by his Department's scheme for woodland and tree planting on derelict land. [70229]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 9 February 1999]: The Government's Forestry Strategy for England, published last December, identifies the opportunity to increase significantly the level of planting of woodland on derelict land, and puts forward a series of actions to achieve this. However, we have not set specific targets.