HC Deb 27 April 1989 vol 151 c674W
58. Mr. David Davis

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will indicate the progress being made with the farm woodlands scheme.

Mr. Ryder

Farmers have shown a very encouraging level of interest in the farm woodlands scheme. In the first six months of the scheme over 800 applications have been received to plant a total of 5,700 hectares (14,084 acres) of trees throughout the United Kingdom. A high proportion of the planting will be with broadleaved trees.