Written questions

Tree Planting: Roads

Commons · Question 26743 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Carla Denyer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost to local authorities of installing new tree pits for street trees.

Answer

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, 10 Sep 2026

Through a partnership with The Tree Council, we have invested more than £3 million over the last two years to increase urban tree cover, supporting 28 local authorities and charities to plant street trees and create greener urban spaces so far, with more ...