Tree Planting
(asked on 23rd October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will establish a tree and plant production group with research institutions to coordinate research, innovation, and increase the uptake of automation technologies.
Answered by
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 30th October 2026
The Defra Trees Programme is investing in domestic nursery capacity to secure the future supply of tree seed and saplings. Funding supports improvements in the quantity, quality, diversity, resilience and biosecurity of supply, including £8.97 million for the Tree Production Innovation Fund to drive innovation in the nursery sector.