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  Access and Conservation Arrangements After Sell Off of England's Public Forests 
  
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  @ MP voted aye to approve arrangements for public access to, and conservation of, for England's public forests once they are sold off. 
  @ MP voted no not to approve arrangements for public access to, and conservation of, for England's public forests once they are sold off. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to support arrangements for public access to, and conservation of, for England's public forests once they are sold off. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to pass a motion which read:[1]
  
  ** This House
  * ''deplores'' the actions of the previous administration in selling off 25,000 acres of public forestry estate with wholly inadequate protections; 
  * ''notes'' that the previous administration sought to go even further in finding ways to exploit the forestry estate for commercial gain as recently as 2009;
  * ''welcomes'' the consultation proposals to guarantee the future protection of heritage forests by offering them charitable trust status; 
  * ''supports'' the consultation proposals for robust access and public benefit conditions that will be put in place through lease conditions, including access rights for cyclists and horse-riders; 
  * ''believes'' the leasehold conditions regarding biodiversity and wildlife conservation will safeguard significant important environmental benefits; 
  * ''sees'' these proposals as important in resolving the conflict of interest whereby the Forestry Commission is the regulator of the timber sector whilst being the largest operator in the England timber market; 
  * ''considers'' that debate on the future of the forest estate ought to be conducted on the basis of the facts of the Government's proposals; and 
  * ''believes'' that under these proposals people will continue to enjoy the access and benefits they currently have from the woodlands of England.
  
  This vote immediately followed [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2011-02-02&number=188 a vote] not to call on the government to reconsider the sale of the Forest Estate.
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2011-02-02a.925.0#g935.0 Caroline Spelman], House of Commons, 2 February 2011
  
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