§ Lord Hardy of Wathasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they plan to publish the Government's Forestry Strategy for England. [HL269]
§ Lord DonoughueOn 8 December 1998 we publishedA New Focus for England's Woodlands, our forestry strategy for England, and a copy was placed in the Library.
The strategy sets out our priorities and programmes for the creation and management of woods and forests in England. It will help to focus discussion on how we, in partnership with other organisations, can work to ensure that England's woods and forests continue to provide benefits for England's people.
The strategy sets out a series of actions to help achieve our priorities and to help implement our key programmes. The strategy is not prescriptive. It sets out the framework for the Government's continued support for forestry in England and will guide the targeting of our resources in the years ahead.