Question reference: S6W-06266
- Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 February 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 March 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding native woodland planting, (a) how much grant funding was provided and (b) how many hectares were planted in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021.
Answer
In the last three years the Scottish Government has provided more than £45 M of funding to support the planting of more than 13,200 hectares of native woodland. How much funding was committed, and how many hectares were planted in 2019, 2020 and 2021 is shown in the following table.
Year | Funding provided for Native WC Planting (£) | Native WC Planting Area (ha) |
2019-20 | 12.3m | 4,494 |
2020-21 | 14.8m | 3,421 |
2021-22 | 18.2m | 5,308 (estimate based upon contract commitments) |