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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-15more like thismore than 2024-01-15
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Public Footpaths and Rights of Way: Access more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help ensure that public (a) footpaths and (b) rights of way are accessible. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell remove filter
uin 9455 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-22more like thismore than 2024-01-22
answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of public rights of way, including making sure they are in a fit state for public use, are visible and free from obstructions, as well as ensuring landowners comply with their duty to maintain public rights of way that cross their land.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan to plan improvements to the rights of way network in their area, which are usually available on the authority’s website. This must include an assessment of the local rights of way, including the condition of the network, and consulting of interested parties including local access forums.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is delivering the £14.5 million ‘Access for All’ programme, which consists of a package of targeted measures in our protected landscapes, National Trails, forests and the wider countryside to make access to green and blue spaces more inclusive. We are also working to complete the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) which, at around 2,700 miles, will be the longest waymarked and maintained coast walking route in the world. Over 1,000 miles are already open and we aim to make the KCIIIECP as accessible as possible. We are also designating Wainwright’s coast to coast route across the north of England as a National Trail and have considered accessibility from the start. We remain committed to implementing the rights of way reforms package which will streamline processes for the recording of rights of way, benefiting users, landowners and local authorities.</p>
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-22T17:03:44.82Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-22T17:03:44.82Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this