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Trees

Volume 494: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department has allocated for the preservation of trees in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point in each year since 1997. (279285)

Local planning authorities are responsible for making and administering tree preservation orders. Funding for this function is contained in the revenue support grant and is not ring-fenced. The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.