Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 52756

National Parks: Finance

Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for the National Park Authorities.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The government is providing £45.2 million of core funding to the 10 National Park Authorities, with a capital uplift of up to £15 million to support their contribution to protecting 30% of land by 2030. In challenging financial circumstances, this uplift ...

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