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National Parks

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 May 2026UIN 354

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made towards the Government’s commitment to reform the governance and statutory purposes of National Parks through legislation.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government has delivered in providing the National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority with a new general power of competence through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 and remains committed to strengthening the governance and statutory purposes of our National Parks as soon as parliamentary time allows.

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