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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are proposing for reclaiming lost commons under the Commons Act 2006.

Applications can already be made to register commons which were mistakenly omitted from the register in nine authority areas under the Commons Act Schedule 2 paragraphs 2-4. Together these nine authorities cover over 70% of registered commons and greens in England. In addition, where commons were omitted as a result of a mistake made by a commons registration authority, applications under section 19 of the Commons Act 2006 can be made anywhere in England.