Question follow-through · 64453

National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 55440 on National Landscapes, for what reason work has stopped on the (a) Cheshire Sandstone Ridge and (b) Chiltern National Landscape

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
2 Jul 2025
Target answer date
4 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 55440 on National Landscapes, for what reason work has stopped on the (a) Cheshire Sandstone Ridge and (b) Chiltern National Landscape

  2. 4 Jul 2025

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Natural England has the statutory responsibility for identifying areas for new or extended National Landscape designations. Given the pressures on public finances, Defra has had to make difficult decisions about funding. It was not affordable to continue ...

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