5. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Trees and Timber

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:57 pm on 13 July 2021.

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Photo of Lee Waters Lee Waters Labour 4:57, 13 July 2021

Perhaps I can give Buffy Williams points for trying to turn this into a discussion of the situation of flooding in Pentre. I'm afraid that's not something we explicitly looked at. I'd be happy to write on an update of how NRW are getting on with that review. But I would say what this exercise has highlighted is the important role of tree planting in alleviating and preventing flooding, and that is a really important part of the plans that we need to develop. So, that helps with what we know is already baked into the system of more frequent and tumultuous weather.