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National Trails UK

Commons · Question 25562 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory purpose for national trails.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 28 Jan 2025

The Government is committed to improving access to nature and is currently considering how best to continue to drive forward our goals in this area. There are no plans to undertake an assessment to consider the merits of introducing a statutory purpose fo...