Countryside: Access
Lords · Question HL8874 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Scott of Needham Market
To ask His Majesty's Government how much DEFRA plan to spend in the new Spending Review period to create new opportunities for the public to access nature, or to improve existing public access, excluding engagement programmes.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 8 Jul 2025
The Government has already set out several ambitious manifesto commitments to expand opportunities for the public to enjoy the outdoors, including the creation of nine new national river walks and three new national forests in England. Our spending plans ...