asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to plant trees on his Sutton Bridge estate in order to replace the elms that are dying of Dutch elm disease.

Twenty-five dead and dying elms trees on the estate have been felled and replaced by other species. A programme to plant an additional 750 trees comprising ash, hornbeam, oak, great willow and grey alder is in hand and some 250 have already been planted with the active co-operation of the tenants.