A question on #Countryside #Access tabled by Baroness Scott of Needham Market on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

Heading: Countryside: Access
Question ID: 1816768
UIN: HL8872
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 2542
Asking Member display name: Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Asking Member handle: baronessros
Asking Member Twitter reference: @baronessros
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government how much DEFRA spent in total in the past financial year to create new opportunities for the public to access nature, or to improve existing public access, excluding engagement programmes.
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Date answered: 2025-07-08
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4395
Answering Member display name: Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Answering Member handle: suehayman1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @suehayman1
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Answer text: We are committed both to creating new opportunities for the public to access nature, and to improving existing public access. For instance, in FY24/25 we spent £5.5 million on progressing delivery of the King Charles III England Coast Path and £5.6 millio...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true