Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 904696

Countryside: Access

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Phil Brickell

LabourBolton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing countryside access rights.

Answer

Mary Creagh
This Government recognises the physical and mental health benefits of improved access to the countryside. We are already taking action to increase responsible access to the countryside; by creating nine new National River Walks, three new National Forests...

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