Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34526

Countryside: Access

Tabled: 27 February 2025

Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of greater access to the countryside on (a) mental and (b) physical health.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government recognises the significant mental and physical health benefits that greater access to the countryside can provide. Spending time in nature is associated with improved mental and physical health, including lowering the risk of obesity and ty...

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