Pedestrian Areas: Conservation

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring nature conservation volunteers to pay for a three-year licence to restore and manage roadside grass verges

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Timeline

1. 28 August 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring nature conservation volunteers to pay for a three-year licence to restore and manage roadside grass verges

   Source: Commons

2. 4 September 2026

   Answer

   Natural England is not involved in the issuing of these licenses and therefore has not conducted any assessment of potential impact of requiring nature conservation volunteers to pay for these on (a) volunteer participation and (b) biodiversity outcomes.

   Source: Written answer

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• Alex Brewer · Liberal Democrat · Commons
• · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Answering body
• Jenny Riddell-Carpenter · Labour · Answering member

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