Question follow-through · 106694
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers public authorities have to restrict vehicular access to Sites of Special Scientific Interest where ecological damage has been, or is being, wilfully caused.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers public authorities have to restrict vehicular access to Sites of Special Scientific Interest where ecological damage has been, or is being, wilfully caused.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2026
Answer published
All public bodies have a statutory duty to take reasonable steps to further the conservation and enhancement of the special features of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), including where an SSSI spans multiple landownerships. Natural England (N...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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