Political Engagement

Confor is holding another major UK policy conference at Westminster.

Leaders of the forestry and timber industries met UK Forestry Minister Mary Creagh to seek the minister’s support for the Timber in Construction Roadmap.

The day after Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her Autumn Budget, Confor and Woodland Trust Scotland (WTS) met with Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon to press the case for forestry.

To ensure our members are fully apprised of the specific measures that affect them as businesses and as part of the forestry and wood use sector we have provided the attached analysis.

A groundbreaking Guide intended to improve the process of engagement with local people and communities in new woodland creation projects in Scotland has been launched.

Confor, alongside major forestry and wood businesses, has taken the trees and timber message to Government - by engaging with Forestry Minister Mary Creagh MP at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

Confor welcomes the Climate Change Committee's 2024 Progress Report to Parliament, which highlights the importance of accelerating tree planting across the UK.

New statistics reveal the forestry and wood sector in Scotland is worth £1.1 billion and employs more than 34,000 people.

On the eve of the General Election, Confor has joined forces with The Woodland Trust, the Tree Council and Trees for Cities to call on the new UK Government to commit to new investment for far higher levels of future tree planting.

Confor joined STTA, TDUK, STA, and industry representatives at a Holyrood reception about driving Net Zero awareness and timber’s benefits to the Scottish economy.