§ Lord Hardy of Wathasked Her Majesty's Government:
What funding is to be made available to secure implementation of their objectives for forestry in England. [HL872]
§ Lord DonoughueWe currently make about £36 million available each year to implement our objectives for forestry in England, of which about £19 million is allocated to the Forestry Commission, about£11 million to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and organisations sponsored by it, and about £6 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. In addition, local authorities spend about £11 million each year on forestry activities in England.