I welcome the Minister's wholehearted commitment to this cause and the ambition and determination is clear to see on this. I'd urge the Minister to move as swiftly as he can with increasing tree coverage in our towns and cities. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of having green spaces near to your homes. Trees provide shade, reduce street temperatures, absorb carbon dioxide, filter air pollution, improve drainage and mitigate floods, and provide habitat for wildlife and plants. Tree-lined streets should not be something only seen in the suburbs, but must be encouraged in the most densely populated areas of our towns and cities. So, could the Minister go into a little bit more detail about his plans to ensure this happens? And encouraging planting of hedgerows in our urban areas is also important, whether around our homes or schools, so could the Minister say how this will fit into the strategy as well?

A national call to arms and encouraging everyone to get involved is an excellent idea and something that has been successful before, as Mike Hedges has already mentioned. Many trees that were planted in Caerleon in my constituency during the 1970s were done during the 'Plant a Tree in '73' and 'Plant Some More in '74'—