Question follow-through · 14617
Countryside: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether guidance has been given to National Park Authorities on access to the countryside by ethnic minorities.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 6 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether guidance has been given to National Park Authorities on access to the countryside by ethnic minorities.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises that currently access to nature is unequal, where people living in more deprived areas, ethnic minorities and younger people are more likely to live in areas with less access to green space. The Government supports the work Prote...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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