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Tree Planting: England

Thursday 15 October 2020 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Tree planting can improve flood resilience across river catchments by focusing on river corridors, floodplains, and nature-based solutions.
  • The National Brownfield Institute in Wolverhampton will focus on sustainable development, including the importance of trees.
  • England's tree strategy emphasizes the role of trees in sustainable development and reclaimed land use.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Harriett Baldwin Con West Worcestershire
Agriculture & Rural Affairs
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Question

Across the valley of the River Severn, the River Teme and the River Avon we are grateful for the support we are getting to improve our flood defences. Will the Minister tell the House how tree planting can improve flood resilience across river catchments?

Answer from Rebecca Pow

My hon. Friend raises an important point. Our new £640 million nature for climate fund will do a lot to drive up tree planting. We will also do a lot of planting with the emphasis on river corridors and floodplains and on nature-based solutions, working with the Environment Agency. In that way, we aim to slow the flow, control flooding and increase tree planting.

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Q2 Jane Stevenson
Housing Environment
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The Government-funded National Brownfield Institute will soon open in Wolverhampton North East.

Question

I am absolutely thrilled that the Government-funded National Brownfield Institute will soon open in Wolverhampton North East. Will the Minister tell me how, as we move forward in the Black Country with building sustainable homes on reclaimed land, we can ensure that tree planting is not forgotten in new developments on brownfield sites?

Answer from Rebecca Pow

We are very much looking forward to Wolverhampton's National Brownfield Institute coming to fruition and to all the work it will do on sustainable development. Of course, trees will be an important part of sustainable development. This issue was referred to in our England tree strategy, and we are exploring ways to incorporate trees into the development of brownfield sites.

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