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Written question asked by Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 23 May 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 7 June 2019. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Inland Waterways: National Parks

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the length of the unmanaged waterways in National Parks to which access is uncontested and which are open to the public for recreation.

Answer

The Government has not undertaken a specific assessment of what length of unmanaged waterways has a public right of navigation. Of the canal and major river navigation network in England and Wales approximately a quarter has either public navigation rights or are available for licensed navigation as managed by a navigation authority.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL15947
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Access Inland waterways National parks
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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