5. Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee report: Branching out: a new ambition for woodland policies

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:22 pm on 13 December 2017.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 4:22, 13 December 2017

Will the Minister give way? Just on the point about decarbonisation, I think we also need to bear in mind that we import a significant amount of timber. I think 80 per cent of the timber we use is actually imported, and there's a huge way in which we can meet our objectives under the future generations Act by growing more of our own timber here and using that—I welcome what you said about housing, for example—in that way. We would have a double decarbonisation going on then, because we would be reducing travel for imports and we would also, of course, using a carbon-friendly way of creating our own timber.