I can reassure my noble friend that it does not require the Government to have a change of heart, as we fully support access to nature for all the reasons which have been described so well by so many noble Lords. Indeed, just a few months ago the Defra Secretary committed £4 million for a project aimed at tackling mental ill-health through green social prescribing, which goes to the heart of some of the issues raised today. We want everyone to have access to a healthy, abundant and diverse environment, and the Environment Bill as a whole is an attempt to try to improve both our environment and access and enjoyment of it. Of course, we have much more to do and I am interested in the examples he has cited.
Environment Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 June 2021.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Environment Bill.
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