§ 58. Mr. David DavisTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will indicate the progress being made with the farm woodlands scheme.
§ Mr. RyderFarmers 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.