Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have regarding the future ownership and management of the forestry estate.
As set out in our manifesto we will ensure that our public forests and woodlands are kept in trust for the nation in line with the 2012 Independent Panel on Forestry’s recommendations. A great deal of preparatory work has already taken place, in which key interested parties have been involved. In the meantime, the estate will remain secure in the care of the Forestry Commission.