A question on #NationalLandscapes #Bedfordshire tabled by Blake Stephenson on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: National Landscapes: Bedfordshire
Question ID: 1810921
UIN: 58359
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 5100
Asking Member display name: Blake Stephenson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Blake Stephenson
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to expand the Chilterns National Landscape area to cover the whole of the Chilterns Character Area in Bedfordshire.
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Date answered: 2025-06-16
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: Natural England has the statutory responsibility for identifying areas for new or extended National Landscape designations. Once the designation assessment has been completed, Natural England may submit a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Envir...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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