Question follow-through · 27369
Hedges and Ditches: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the pause on new applications for grants on hedge restoration and planting.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the pause on new applications for grants on hedge restoration and planting.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government fully recognises the importance of hedgerow creation and the contribution of the Capital Grants scheme. In 2024 the scheme supported agreements to plant over 4,000 miles of new hedgerows across England, creating essential habitats for at-ri...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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