{"value":{"id":802134,"askingMemberId":4243,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2017-12-06T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","uin":"117821","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the protection of ancient woodland in England.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4098,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>We monitor the protection of ancient woodlands through the ‘Ancient Woodland Inventory’. We are discussing how this could be updated with sector stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission maintains the National Forest Inventory which monitors canopy cover change in woodlands, including ancient woodlands.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Forests: Protection","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/802134","method":"GET"}]}