Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)
Organisations:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Current role holder:
Rebecca Pow MP
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
Current role holder
Rebecca Pow MP
Rebecca Pow was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 28 October 2022.
Rebecca was previously appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 10 September 2019 to 7 July 2022 and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport between 23 May 2019 and 10 September 2019.