Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115103

Common Land: Dartmoor

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has held with the Dartmoor National Park Authority and Natural England regarding governance arrangements for commons management.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Minister Creagh visited Dartmoor National Park in April 2025 to hear about the work of the National Park Authority. Defra also has annual review meetings with each National Park Authority, including Dartmoor, to look at delivery and management of National...

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