❓ A parliamentary question regarding tuart tree decline in the Peel region. The Minister acknowledges the seriousness of the issue and indicates future action will be announced soon, with current efforts involving multiple agencies and dedicated staff.
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(1) Has the minister been briefed on the tuart tree decline in the Peel region? (2) Does the minister consider the threat to be very serious? (3) Does the minister intend to initiate additional research or treatment programs; and, if so, can she please provide an outline? (4) What is the current level of officer commitment to this problem? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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(1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(2) Does the minister consider the threat to be very serious? (3) Does the minister intend to initiate additional research or treatment programs; and, if so, can she please provide an outline? (4) What is the current level of officer commitment to this problem? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(3) Does the minister intend to initiate additional research or treatment programs; and, if so, can she please provide an outline? (4) What is the current level of officer commitment to this problem? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(4) What is the current level of officer commitment to this problem? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(2) Does the minister consider the threat to be very serious? (3) Does the minister intend to initiate additional research or treatment programs; and, if so, can she please provide an outline? (4) What is the current level of officer commitment to this problem? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(3) Does the minister intend to initiate additional research or treatment programs; and, if so, can she please provide an outline? (4) What is the current level of officer commitment to this problem? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(4) What is the current level of officer commitment to this problem? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(2) Yes. The minister is particularly concerned with reports that the dry winter in 2001 will exacerbate the problem and that the decline will spread to the north and south of the area currently affected. (3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(3) An announcement on future action will be made soon. (4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
(4) The problem is being addressed at a number of levels and within several divisions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management. In recent months, the equivalent of three full-time officers have been devoted to the problem. Officers in several other agencies have also been involved at various times in dealing with the problem.
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