§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of trees(a) had full crowns, (b) had slight defoliation, (c) had moderate defoliation, (d) had severe defoliation and (e) were dead in the latest survey conducted on behalf of her Department into tree health in the UK, broken down by region. [165741]
§ Mr. BradshawThe latest survey was conducted jointly by the Forestry Commission and the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland between June and September 2003. The UK data, in the format reported internationally, are given in the following table:
Class Percentage of trees Not defoliated 28.8 Slightly defoliated 46.5 Moderately defoliated 23.2 Severely defoliated 0.9 Dead 0.6 The UK does not collect or analyse these data by region.