§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps by planning restrictions or other measures to end the destruction of any hedgerows pending the introduction of legislation to implement the proposed hedgerow protection scheme.
§ Mr. MacleanMost hedgerow loss is the consequence of poor maintenance rather than deliberate removal. In advance of wider legislation on protection, the Government plan to introduce a new hedgerow incentive scheme to promote the improved care and management of that important landscape feature.