UK forestry minister Trudy Harrison MP has backed a proposal from Confor and Friends of the Earth to develop a Timber Sector Deal – to bring together government, industry, green groups and farmers to increase future supplies of UK home-grown timber. The minister also said she would like to contribute to the National Wood Strategy (NWS) for England, being prepared by Tom Barnes of Vastern Timber and Andy Leitch of Confor, that should form a key part of the Deal. The minister made the pledges during a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Forestry and ...