Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4491

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

Tabled: 5 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to help foster responsible access to the countryside.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government remains committed to increasing responsible access to the countryside and is currently considering how best to deliver enhanced access and what changes are needed to develop policy.