A question on #Droughts #TreePlanting tabled by Alex Mayer on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy.

Heading: Droughts: Tree Planting
Question ID: 1813063
UIN: 60267
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 5141
Asking Member display name: Alex Mayer
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of (a) recent trends in the level of drought and (b) the potential impact of drought on his Department's tree-planting plans.
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Date answered: 2025-06-23
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Answering Member ID: 4645
Answering Member display name: Emma Hardy
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Emma Hardy
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Answer text: We continue to monitor and adapt to the impact that drought conditions can have on trees, particularly for young trees which are most susceptible. The Government has introduced extraordinary measures to support trees that have suffered because of drought ...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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