Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106694
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Access
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers public authorities have to restrict vehicular access to Sites of Special Scientific Interest where ecological damage has been, or is being, wilfully caused.
Answer
Mary CreaghAll public bodies have a statutory duty to take reasonable steps to further the conservation and enhancement of the special features of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), including where an SSSI spans multiple landownerships. Natural England (N...
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