Written question asked by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Monday, 23 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Cycleways and Public Footpaths: Rural Areas

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the quality of (a) footpaths and (b) cycle-paths in rural areas throughout England.

Answer

Public rights of way are a local matter and are handled by individual local highway authorities.

It is up to local authorities to assess the quality of the rights of way network in their area and perform maintenance accordingly. They are also required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) to plan improvements to their network, which is usually available on the authority’s website. I would hope local authorities, whenever possible, would look at the needs of all users, including walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 165023
Session: 2017-19
Registered interest declared: Yes
Subjects: Public footpaths Standards Rural areas Cycleways
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Cycleways and Public Footpaths: Rural Areas

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