In the Lords

The Fish Export Service (FES) went live on 29 December 2020, providing the functionality to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shell

Recognising the difficulties experienced by some countries in managing imports of plastic waste, the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019 incl

The Government has been clear that in all of our trade negotiations we will not compromise on our high environmental protection, animal welf

My Lords, in our manifesto we committed to increasing the planting of trees across the UK to 30,000 hectares per year by 2025, and we are wo

My Lords, the England tree strategy is designed to make sense of the Government’s commitment to identify the steps we will have to take in o

The noble Lord makes an important point, but, as I have said, the England tree strategy will take a very long-term view.

Invasive non-native species like grey squirrels and muntjac deer are a clear threat to our native biodiversity.

I can absolutely reassure the noble Baroness that the purpose of the England tree strategy is to deliver trees for the long term.

I absolutely and enthusiastically commend and celebrate Pakistan’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami and the, I believe, tens of thousands of jobs tha

I strongly endorse the noble Lord’s comments.