Question follow-through · 32187
Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target of 16.5% tree cover by 2050.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 21 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
21 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target of 16.5% tree cover by 2050.
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2025
Answer published
We are making progress towards the statutory target to reach 16.5% tree and woodland cover in England by 2050. The Government has pledged up to £400 million for tree planting and peatland restoration over the current and next financial year. As part of th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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