Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 04 March 2026 [Draft]
04 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Tree Equity (Urban Areas)
The Scottish Government is committed to improving tree equity so that more communities, particularly those with limited existing tree cover, can enjoy the full range of benefits that are provided by urban trees and woodlands.
Through our forestry grants and support for the Clyde, Forth and Fife climate forests, we are supporting tree-planting projects across towns and cities in central Scotland, with a focus on areas that have the greatest need for trees. When we review future support mechanisms, tree equity will remain an important consideration, to ensure that we effectively address inequalities in access to urban woodlands and trees.
In the same item of business
6. Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government what renewed action it will take to improve tree equity in Scotland’s urban areas. (S6O-05584)
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands (Mairi Gougeon)
SNP
The Scottish Government is committed to improving tree equity so that more communities, particularly those with limited existing tree cover, can enjoy the fu...
Annie Wells
Con
More than a quarter of Glasgow’s neighbourhoods have less than 10 per cent tree canopy cover, and those areas have some of the lowest tree equity scores in S...
Mairi Gougeon
SNP
As I hope I was able to outline in my initial response to Annie Wells, the intention is very much to focus on the cities and areas in which there is less tre...