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Written question asked by Andy MacNae (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 October 2025. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Monday, 27 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Countryside: Access

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will take steps to publish a green paper to expand access to nature.

Answer

The Government is committed to taking action to improve access to nature and recognises the importance of this issue. We are already taking steps to expand public access to nature, for example through our commitment to creating nine new river walks and three new national forests and will continue to explore measures to increase this further.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
83666
Session
2024-26
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Link
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