Written questions

Beaches: Access

Commons · Question 49118 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing a national beach accessibility framework on (a) public health and (b) the economy; and if he will consider providi

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 12 May 2025

The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing and is working to ensure this is safe and appropriate. This is why we have set out our ambitious manifesto commitments to create nine new nation...