Question follow-through · 35439
Forests and Rivers: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Land Use in England published on 31 January 2025, what the process is for (a) designating and (b) creating new (i) national riv
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Land Use in England published on 31 January 2025, what the process is for (a) designating and (b) creating new (i) national riv
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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19 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government is progressing plans to designate nine new National River Walks across England, one in each region, to enhance access to nature. This is a priority for us and we are currently considering several delivery options, as well as reviewing where...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Trees
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Trees: Conservation
10 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often the Ancient Woodland Inventory is audited.
Environment Protection: Planning
10 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 3 of the ADAS and Stephenson Halliday's report entitled Review of the implementation of National Planning Policy Framework para 186c, published on 27 August 2024
Environment Protection: Planning
10 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 3 of the ADAS and Stephenson Halliday's report entitled Review of the implementation of National Planning Policy Framework para 186c, published on 27 August 2024
Environment Protection: Planning
10 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 3 of the ADAS and Stephenson Halliday's report entitled Review of the implementation of National Planning Policy Framework para 186c, published on 27 August 2024
Environment Protection: Planning
10 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 6 of the ADAS and Stephenson Halliday's report entitled Review of the implementation of National Planning Policy Framework para 186c, published on 27 August 2024
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Tree Planting: Bedfordshire
13 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees he plans to plant in Bedfordshire as part of plans to increase woodland cover.
Forests: Bedfordshire
13 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help grow the forestry sector in Bedfordshire.
Forestry: Training
13 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund will support courses available in Bedfordshire.
Forests: Bedfordshire
14 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Forest of Marston Vale community forest to the south.
Electricity Generation: Infrastructure
14 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of hectares of forestry land that will be made available for energy generation, in the context of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.