Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 46331

Countryside: Access

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) improve responsible access to nature and (b) increase the right to roam.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Our countryside and green spaces are a source of great national pride and boost public health and wellbeing, but too many across the country are left without access to the great outdoors. That is why the last Labour Government expanded public access by in...

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