Michael Gove

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Conservative MP for Surrey Heath

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Public Forests

The Public Forest Estate in England comprises about 2% of the land in England and 18% of the woods and forests. MPs have voted on if the estate ought remain publicly-owned and managed by the Forestry Commission or if it should be sold off.

Photo: Stuart Herbert

Michael Gove consistently voted for selling England’s state owned forests

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Major votes

  • On 2 Feb 2011: Michael Gove voted in favour of the sale of England's public forest estate. Show vote

Scoring Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

Minor votes

  • On 2 Feb 2011: Michael Gove voted to approve arrangements for public access to, and conservation of, for England's public forests once they are sold off. Show vote

Informative Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

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