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Dutch Elm Disease

Volume 961: debated on Thursday 25 January 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many elm trees have been killed by Dutch elm disease in each of the counties of Avon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire over the period of the disease.

I have been asked to reply.The table below gives an estimate of the number of standing dead or dying elms identified by Forestry Commission surveys for the years 1972 to 1976 inclusive

ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF STANDING DEAD OR DYING ELMS
(Thousands)
Survey PeriodGloucestershireSomersetWiltshire
19722588833
1973397342123
1974399532142
1975360865250
1976350913459
19783251,122683
Original estimated population7981,677748