Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 64384

Outdoor Recreation: Health

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Katie White

LabourLeeds North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Natural England on the potential merits of increasing access to nature in order to benefit physical and mental health.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing and is working to ensure this is safe and appropriate. This is why we have set out our ambitious manifesto commitments to create nine new nation...

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