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Lord Swire

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Business of the House
Thursday 2nd March 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Swire Portrait Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con)
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The Minister will be aware of the outbreak of sweet chestnut blight near Exeter. I welcome the first national survey of historical woodland, but what more can be done in the short term to prevent the importation of the devastating diseases that are spread by the international plant trade while doing nothing to discourage tree planting and woodland creation?

Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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Biosecurity is one of the key elements for the agencies at our borders, and they are proactive in trying to identify risks and threats coming into this sector. That is why we will always encourage people to buy trees grown in this country.

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