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Coastal Areas: Access

Volume 460: debated on Tuesday 22 May 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the effect on the rural economy of improving access to the coast; and if he will make a statement. (138536)

We are currently considering Natural England's report on coastal access, and will shortly launch a public consultation document inviting views on ways of improving access. At the same time, we will also publish a partial regulatory impact assessment and information on the research study that we commissioned to examine the benefits and costs of relevant options. This research includes an assessment of the benefits to local economies.