Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121829

Outdoor Recreation: Urban Areas

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase access to nature for people living in urban areas.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government is committed to ensuring everyone lives within a 15-minute walk of a green or blue space. Currently 80% of people are within this range, with this figure at 78% in urban areas. We have set out how we will make access more equitable and remo...

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