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Written question asked by Peter Heaton-Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 March 2018. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Monday, 12 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Public Footpaths: South West

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure continued funding for the South West Coastal Path national trail.

Answer

Business planning and financial allocations have not yet been completed and Natural England is not yet in a position to announce the level of funding for the South West Coast Path national trail for 2018/19.

Natural England wrote to each of the national trail partnerships last December making an interim offer of 50% of the funding made to each of the national trails in 2017/18. The offer was an advance contribution towards the costs the partnerships would incur in 2018/19 in the absence of Natural England being able to confirm its overall funding position for 2018/19.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
130535
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Finance Public footpaths South West
Link
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