Protected Areas

Environment and Climate Change Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 23 Feb 2023 Closed: 11 Sep 2024 Parliament page
The Committee is conducting a short inquiry into protected areas. This is likely to explore the current state of protected areas in England, how effective the various designations are at helping to protect nature, and the pros and cons of the Government's proposed reforms.
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
6 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
8 Nov
2023
Report published
26 Jul
2023
Report published
12 Jul
2023
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 2-03, Millbank House
17 May
2023
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Archbishops' Room, Millbank House
3 May
2023
Oral evidence
22 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
8 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
1 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Archbishops' Room, Millbank House
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
3 May 2023
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30 Meeting
Edward Barker · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Trudy Harrison MP · Department for Transport
22 Mar 2023
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27 Meeting
Andrea Meanwell · the Howgills Ben McCarthy · National Trust Jenny Hawley · Plantlife Professor Baroness Willis of Summertown CBE · University of Oxford Professor Mark Kibblewhite Rupert Hanbury-Tenison · Bodmin Moor
8 Mar 2023
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25 Meeting
Dr James Robinson · the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Professor Callum Roberts · The University of Exeter Professor Jane K Hill · Department of Biology, University of York Professor Rick Stafford · Bournemouth University