As the UK Parliament has now been dissolved for a General Election taking place on Thursday 12th December, the APPG for the Wood Panel Industry and this account will not be active until after the new Parliament meets.

We were delighted to welcome Defra UK Forestry Minister David Rutley MP and UK Tree Champion The Champion Tree to @EGGER_UK, along with Guy Opperman and Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, to discuss the future of forestry policy and the importance of the wood panel industry to the UK economy Wood Panel Ind Fed..

Mega #Forestry day today in #Hexham ... 👍
A thread on #trees , forestry, #jobs , #climatechange , #environment + so much more:
- start with thanks to @EGGER_UK + John Paterson for hosting @treechampion + #Defra Forestry Minister David Rutley MP + many more 1/

Fantastic to have Forestry Minister ⁦David Rutley MP⁩ at #Egger in #Hexham to discuss the future of forestry in #Northumberland . ⁦@treechampion⁩ ⁦Guy Opperman⁩ ⁦Confor⁩ ⁦Athole McKillop⁩ APPGForestry

We were delighted to welcome Defra UK Secretary of State for the Environment Michael Gove to Stirling manufacturer @NorbordEurope recently along with local MP and APPG Chair @stephenkerrMP to explore the importance of wood security to this important UK sector.

The Expert Working Group on behalf of the Wood Panel Industry have produced a Policy Report addressing 1) issues surrounding security of the UK wood basket and 2) policy options which should be implemented to address these issues. See the full report here: appgwoodpanelindustry.org/wp-content/upl…

Great to welcome @beisgovuk Energy Minister @claireperrymp to top local employer @EGGER_UK on Friday to discuss how important forestry🌲 and the supply of timber is to #Northumberland .

Alastair Kerr @NorbordEurope give leading message to new parliamentary champions - Wood Based Panels International wbpionline.com/news/norbord-g…

We're leading the Wood Panel Ind Fed.'s message to new parliamentary champions ow.ly/FruW301jSiI #wood #timber #trees

#WPIF voice lead by @NorbordEurope to new parliamentary champions #BuildersMerchantsJournal bit.ly/1PvmjoT

Delighted to launch the APPG with cross-party support: Steven Paterson SNP (Chair) @susanelanjones Alan Brown MP @JohnStevensonMP (Vice-Chairs)

The Group will appear in the next published edition of the Register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups.

Following the AGM, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Wood Panel Industry has now been officially constituted by Parliament.