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Forests: Access

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 April 2025UIN 44305

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 35439 on Forests and Rivers: Access, what plans he has considered for other national forests.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra launched the Western Forest on 21 March 2025 and is considering its approach to the creation of further national forests.

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