Question follow-through · 5572

Rights of Way

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to implement the aims of the Right to Roam campaign.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
8 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to implement the aims of the Right to Roam campaign.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Our countryside and green spaces are a source of great national pride, but too many across the country are left without access to the great outdoors. That is why the last Labour Government expanded public access by introducing the Countryside and Rights o...

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Horse Passports

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Food Supply

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