Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of improved access to nature on the health and wellbeing of local communities.

The Government recognises the important role that access to nature plays in supporting physical health, mental wellbeing and wider quality of life. As set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025, we are committed to improving access to nature through a range of measures, including creating nine National River Walks, establishing three new National Forests and publishing an Access to Nature Green Paper.