The Sport and Recreation Alliance held a briefing event in the Houses of Parliament in February hosted by Fiona O’Donnell MP, Shadow Minister for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
The briefing provided the opportunity for MPs, peers and representatives of relevant national governing bodies to discuss their issues and concerns in advance of DEFRA publishing its review on access legislation.
Fiona chaired the event, joined by four members of the Alliance’s Access Working Group - the Ramblers, the UK cyclists association (CTC), the British Horse Society and the British Mountaineering Council, and the Alliance focused in on three key priorities:
The event was well attended by Parliamentarians including the former DEFRA Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies MP, and current chair of the Environment Agency, Baron Smith of Finsbury - Chris Smith.
The Alliance welcomed the strong consensus that natural environment access should be debated further in the House and is now working with Fiona to table a Westminster Hall Debate to raise the profile of the issue, as well as preparing its response to the imminent DEFRA announcement.
For more information, contact Martin Key.
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