Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34132

Rights of Way

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal DemocratTiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the right to roam in England.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government committed in its manifesto to improving responsible access to nature. The Department is currently assessing the best way to deliver this, and further information will be made available in due course.