Part of Transport – in the House of Commons at on 26 March 2026.
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
On the specific topic of trees, it is an absolute scandal that something like 600,000 trees died as part of the previous Government’s road schemes—some 90% of the trees died at that particular scheme—but of course I will be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss the individual issues that he raised.