HC Deb 17 July 1968 vol 768 cc220-1W
59. Mr. Peter M. Jackson

asked the Minister of Transport how many trees have been planted in connection with the road building programme in the years 1960 to 1968.

Mr. Bob Brown

In the last eight years about 2¼ million trees have been planted as part of trunk road schemes. Almost all of these were planted at close spacing as small trees and will be thinned out as they grow.

No information is available about tree planting on roads for which other highway authorities are responsible.