Flooding

Part of Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day] — Universal Credit Work Allowance – in the House of Commons at 4:34 pm on 6 January 2016.

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Photo of Oliver Heald Oliver Heald Conservative, North East Hertfordshire 4:34, 6 January 2016

My right hon. Friend will be aware that chapter 5 of the Paris agreement is about the need to protect forests and to have more trees in the world if we are to tackle some of the problems related to carbon. Does that not also have a relevance for flooding? Does she agree that, as part of the work that she has described, it is important to look at whether we need more tree planting in this country? The House has taken initiatives such as the Westminster wood and the National forest to try to encourage tree planting but perhaps we need more.