Public Access to Nature

Wildlife and Countryside Link has made a number of recommendations for improving public access to...

The hon. Member will not be surprised to know that I agree entirely with her points. Indeed, I wi...

I am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady for initiating the debate and for allowing me to interve...

I agree entirely with the hon. Member. It is slightly unfortunate that the phrase “right to roam”...

I thank the hon. Lady for giving way once again. It is understood that exercising in the fresh ai...

Indeed, the hon. Member anticipates my very next point. She is exactly right: the benefits of bei...

Does the hon. Lady agree that part of the problem with health and income inequalities is that acc...

I agree very much with that point. Inequalities go right through from start to finish in terms of...

I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate, of which I am a co-sponsor. Does ...

I thank the hon. Member for her intervention and very much agree with the point she makes. Local ...

The hon. Lady raises an important point about the ability for councils to use their own estate. I...

I am indeed looking forward to exciting plans in Lewes, and I pay tribute to local councillors th...

The Government made a number of welcome commitments in their environmental improvement plan, but ...

I hope that everything I have said so far demonstrates that I entirely agree with the point that ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas), and I congrat...

The hon. Member makes a great case for young people needing to have access to nature, but because...

I absolutely recognise that, which is why it is important that councils work together with volunt...

As someone who spent the first 18 years of their life in Great Malvern and spent a lot of time on...

The hon. Lady is absolutely right and pre-empts my very next point. I did have very interesting m...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing this important...

In the south-west, only 5% of land is accessible to the public. A lot of green-belt land is priva...

I absolutely agree. The historic injustice in who owns our land across our country has to be addr...

I agree with the hon. Lady’s point. One visit that I did during my time as Schools Minister was t...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that point and could not agree more. It often comes down to fundin...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Will she join me in congratulating Second West Kirb...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. As a former Beaver Scout leader and someone who is much involved...

I must say that, although I have no policy views, I am delighted to represent the Ribble Valley d...

This is a rare debate, is it not, Mr Deputy Speaker? It is becoming an ode to nature; a long seri...

My hon. Friend is making a wonderful speech. Last week, I had the pleasure of a walk around Pouls...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, as he so often is on issues to do with communities, volunteer...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing such an import...

I am going to look at access to nature in relation to protection of the natural world—and, indeed...

I thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing this debate on an im...

It is interesting to hear the plans from the Labour party, which I welcome, but could the hon. Me...

The hon. Lady is prejudging the conclusion of my speech, but perhaps I will get to that now and p...

indicated assent .

The hon. Lady seems to indicate that it does, so I will try to find the space further back in the...

I call the Minister.

1.35 pm

Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think you are a very lucky fella, because so often you ...

The Minister is making a strong case for encouraging people to access nature. As I mentioned in m...

The hon. Lady is right that I would need to consult with colleagues on that point. I am happy to ...

I am not quite sure how long the Minister is going to speak, but I am anxious that she will come ...

Of course, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was just going to reflect on the variety of references that we ha...

rose—

I am sorry that I cannot give way, because I must conclude.

I thank Members for their contr...

The final two minutes go to the mover of this debate, Caroline Lucas.

1.47 pm

I hope the Minister will allow me to re-present in a letter the questions that I asked her in my ...