Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73033
Common Land
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to amend the (a) Commons Act 2006 and (b) related legislation to (i) introduce a mandatory requirement for formal public consultation on proposals to under
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Department currently has no plans to amend the Commons Act 2006 or related legislation.A requirement for formal public consultation on proposals to carry out works on common land is already in place. Under section 38 of the Commons Act 2006, consent i...
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