The following declarations of interest relating to the inquiry were made:
Angela Smith declared non-pecuniary interests in relation to the Sub-Committee’s inquiry into Forestry in England, as a member of the Woodland Trust, as an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ancient Woodland & Veteran Trees, and that a planning application which included the removal of ancient woodland was currently underway in her constituency.
Rebecca Pow declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Sub-Committee’s inquiry into Forestry in England, as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ancient Woodland & Veteran Trees.
Chris Davies declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Sub-Committee’s inquiry into Forestry in England, as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry.
Members present:
Neil Parish, in the Chair
Chris Davies Simon Hart Dr Paul Monaghan |
Rebecca Pow Angela Smith |
Draft Report (Forestry in England: Seeing the wood for the trees), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 85 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, be the First Report of the Sub-Committee to the Committee.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the Committee.
17 March 2017