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Environment Protection: Tourism

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 18 March 2025UIN 36988

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limiting protections within designated (a) Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and (b) National Parks on the tourism sector.

Answered by Mary Creagh

This Government is committed to retaining the existing protections in national planning policy for National Parks, National Landscapes and The Broads (Protected Landscapes). We have committed to supporting our Protected Landscapes to become greener, wilder and more accessible for all. In delivering on this commitment we will consider impacts on all sectors, including tourism, businesses and communities.

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