Question follow-through · 102114
Tree Planting: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of afforestation on hydrology in the Oxford–Cambridge Forest region.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of afforestation on hydrology in the Oxford–Cambridge Forest region.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jan 2026
Answer published
As part of our approach to the New National Forest in the OxCam region -spatial data will be used to prioritise sites for woodland creation that will deliver public benefits such as flood management and mitigation as well as other water management functio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fly-tipping: Forests
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department and its arm’s-length bodies hold on the number of recorded fly-tipping incidents in England in 2023–24 that occurred on or adjacent to woodland.
Fly-tipping
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local authorities are required to record the habitat type affected by each reported fly-tipping incident.
Fly-tipping: Environment Protection
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to improve the collection of data on the environmental impacts of fly-tipping on habitats.
Fly-tipping: Conservation Areas
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recorded incidents of fly-tipping in each of the last five years took place in or adjacent to areas designated as (a) Sites of Special Scientific Interest, (b) Special Protect
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19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers public authorities have to restrict vehicular access to Sites of Special Scientific Interest where ecological damage has been, or is being, wilfully caused.
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Fly-tipping: Forests
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the extent to which fly-tipping incidents occur on or adjacent to woodland habitat on (a) council-owned land, (b) footpaths and bridleways, and
Fly-tipping: Forests
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the extent to which large-scale fly-tipping incidents, including transit van loads, tipper lorry loads, and significant or multiple-load incide
Fly-tipping: Forests
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency records information on habitat type or proximity to woodland when investigating fly-tipping and illegal waste dumping incidents.
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Nature Conservation
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Cats: Animal Breeding
19 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the breeding of cats for physical characteristics associated with adverse health outcomes.