§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the number of male and female Black Poplars in England; and what percentage are the subject of tree preservation orders. [40764]
§ Angela EagleThis information is not collected by my Department. However, it is understood that current research being carried out at the University of Nottingham estimates that there are more than 5,000 Black Poplar trees in Britain, of which about 500 are female.