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Public Footpaths

Commons · Question 78860 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers to delivery of (a) the Wotton, Charfield and Kingswood Greenway and (b) other paths on disused railways.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Oct 2025

It is part of National Highway's role to maintain safety on the Historical Railway Estate whilst seeking to transfer assets to other third parties if appropriate. It is for those third parties to assess the viability of potential greenways routes and Nati...