Ash Dieback Debate

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Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Baroness Parminter

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Tuesday 25th June 2019

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach Portrait Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con)
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We will hear from the Lib Dems.

Baroness Parminter Portrait Baroness Parminter
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I thank the Chief Whip. The Minister mentioned local authorities. What are the Government doing to support cash-strapped local authorities, which face huge bills for felling dangerous trees alongside roads and railways and in our towns and cities?

Lord Gardiner of Kimble Portrait Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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My Lords, that is precisely why we funded, and the Tree Council has published, a toolkit that helps local authorities to manage the effects of ash dieback; it contains guidance and case studies. I congratulate the authorities in Norfolk, Devon, Kent, Suffolk and Leicestershire, which are all working collaboratively. One of the key points is that, as part of the process, they are replanting, particularly in Devon. We are working closely with local authorities and other agencies.

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