Woodland Creation Project

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Climate Change – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 26 January 2022.

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Photo of Mabon ap Gwynfor Mabon ap Gwynfor Plaid Cymru 1:56, 26 January 2022

(Translated)

Apologies for my technical problems. Minister, I hear reports that Natural Resources Wales are buying family farms in Wales in order to plant trees, with concerns that this land will be no longer food-producing land and that the value of the land increases. This is not only damaging to agriculture, but also means that less food will be produced here in Wales. Is this part of the Government's forestry plan, and do you believe that it's right that NRW should be buying land for these purposes, if that is the case? Thank you.