Mary Henry (Independent)

I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. Some decades ago I was on holiday in Bolgheri, on the west coast of Italy. One evening we were talking to some of the locals, who told us they had just averted a national catastrophe. Naturally, we were eager to hear about this. They pointed to a lovely avenue of cypresses going up into the hills. The Minister may know the splendid avenues of cypresses one sees all over Italy. This one was about 2 km long and the people had prevented it from being cut down.