Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

  • domestic natural environment and land use
  • climate change adaptation
  • tree planting and forestry
  • national landscapes, including National Parks
  • access including rights of way and coastal paths
  • lead for Forestry Commission and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and joint lead for Natural England

Previous holders of this role

  1. Rebecca Pow

    2022 to 2024