Paul Davies MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

  • Forests: Tree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77908More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the UK Forestry Standard is being enforced in (a) public and (b) private woodland creation.

    Answer: The UK Forestry Standard is the technical standard for sustainable forest management across the UK and defines the government requirements for forestry in the UK. When taking decisions on regulatory or grant applications from private landowners, the Fores...

    Answered 16 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Forests: Climate Change and EcologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77907More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that newly created woodlands are (a) ecologically diverse and (b) climate-resilient.

    Answer: Both the Woodland Creation Planning Grant and England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) enables landowners to design woodlands that fit with their own and Government objectives for woodland creation. EWCO includes maintenance grants for 15 years to ensure su...

    Answered 16 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Forests: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77906More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help restore plantations on ancient woodland sites.

    Answer: Defra supports private landowners and land managers to restore Plantations on Ancient Woodland (PAWS) with a dedicated supplement in Countryside Stewardship. Defra is also continuing support to Forestry England to restore PAWS on the public forest estate....

    Answered 16 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Peatlands: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77904More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on restoring 280,000 hectares of peatland by 2050.

    Answer: Restoration activity is delivered through agri-environment schemes and the Nature for Climate Fund. This fund has secured the restoration of approximately 28,000 hectares of peatlands. In the last restoration season (24/25), 5,606 hectares were restored.

    Answered 16 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 4Department for Business and Trade4Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 1Department for Culture, Media a…1Department for Education: 8Department for Education8Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 7Department for Energy Security …7Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 4Department for Environment, Foo…4Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 3Department for Science, Innovat…3Department for Transport: 5Department for Transport5Department for Work and Pensions: 4Department for Work and Pensions4Department of Health and Social Care: 28Department of Health and Social…28Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 11Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…11Home Office: 7Home Office7Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 5Ministry of Housing, Communitie…5Ministry of Justice: 7Ministry of Justice7Treasury: 4Treasury4
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business and Trade4
Department for Culture, Media and Sport1
Department for Education8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero7
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology3
Department for Transport5
Department for Work and Pensions4
Department of Health and Social Care28
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office11
Home Office7
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government5
Ministry of Justice7
Treasury4

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