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Common Land: Dartmoor

Commons · Question 115103 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has held with the Dartmoor National Park Authority and Natural England regarding governance arrangements for commons management.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Mar 2026

Minister Creagh visited Dartmoor National Park in April 2025 to hear about the work of the National Park Authority. Defra also has annual review meetings with each National Park Authority, including Dartmoor, to look at delivery and management of National...