HC Deb 18 October 2001 vol 372 c1268W
17. Mr. Viggers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she proposes to retain and enhance hedgerows. [4686]

Mr. Meacher

The current combination of expanded agri-environmental incentives, good conservation advice and legal protection for important hedgerows is intended to ensure that we increase and improve our stock of these valuable countryside features.