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National Landscapes

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 57782

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to enable the completion of work that has started following the announcement of the decision to reduce funding to Natural England's programme to designate and expand national landscapes.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Natural England have the statutory responsibility for identifying areas for new National Landscape designations. For year 2025/26 the direct funding for this work was not continued. Natural England is using baseline budget to fund a reduced programme of landscape designation work.

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