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  • John Stevenson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    John Stevenson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Stevenson on 2014-04-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to replace productive conifer forest cover lost as a result of the (a) Open Habitats Policy and (b) Ancient Woodlands Policy.

    Dan Rogerson

    Open habitats policy has a mechanism within it to ensure there is a balance between woodland creation and woodland loss based on the composition and productivity of the woodland that is being removed.

    The Forestry Commission monitors the area of woodland restored to open habitats and uses the data along with the quality of biodiversity benefit to determine whether compensatory planting should be required when granting a felling licence.

    Keepers of Time, the Ancient Woodland Policy, promotes the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodlands to site native species for biodiversity benefits. There is no reason why these woods should not still be managed productively, albeit with a different timber crop.

  • John Stevenson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    John Stevenson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Stevenson on 2014-04-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on establishing a new Public Forest Trustee body.

    Dan Rogerson

    I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 394W, to the hon. Member for Sterling (Anne McGuire).

  • John Stevenson – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss

    John Stevenson – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss

    The comments made by John Stevenson, the Conservative MP for Carlisle, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.

    Undoubtedly this is a very sad day for the Prime Minister on a personal level. However it is not altogether surprising given the regrettable difficulties of the last few weeks, which have led to economic instability and upset across the country.

    It is probably for the best that her resignation has come quickly so that we can get on and select a new Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister as quickly as possible to enable us to maintain the stability that we have seen come with the appointment of the new Chancellor this week and his subsequent policy statement.

    It is important that we focus our attention now on electing a new Prime Minister to lead our Government in the best interests of the country, one that we can all unite behind in supporting those more vulnerable in our society and delivering on the mandate given to us at the 2019 General Election.

  • John Stevenson – 2022 Statement Calling for the Resignation of Boris Johnson

    John Stevenson – 2022 Statement Calling for the Resignation of Boris Johnson

    The statement made by John Stevenson, the Conservative MP for Carlisle, on 31 May 2022.

    I have been deeply disappointed in the revelations concerning the activities at No 10 as well as the approach taken by the Prime Minister in his responses to Parliament.

    Recently I have called for the Prime Minister to put himself forward for a vote of confidence by Conservative MPs. This I believe is the only way we are to draw a line under all the recent issues surrounding the activities in No 10 and the leadership of the Prime Minister. Fellow MPs could then decide if the Prime Minister is the right person to continue to lead our country and take the Conservative Party into the next Election.

    The continuing criticism, revelations and questions are debilitating for the Government at a time when there are so many other important and critical issues to be addressed.

    Sadly, the Prime Minister appears unwilling to bring matters to a head and submit himself to a vote. Therefore, the only option is for the Conservative MPs to facilitate a vote of confidence. I have already taken the appropriate action.