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Trees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the England Tree Action Plan will include measures to promote tree equity.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
5 Jun 2026
Target answer date
9 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the England Tree Action Plan will include measures to promote tree equity.

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government committed in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 to publish a new Trees Action Plan for England in 2026. The Trees Action Plan is currently being developed. It will set out how the government will invest in tree planting and the forestr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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