Rivers: Walking
Commons · Question 91813 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Government steps in to save historic rights of way from being lost to the nation, published on 26 December 2024, what her Department's plan
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 24 Nov 2025
The Government has repealed the 2031 cut-off date, safeguarding hundreds of miles of historic rights of way so they remain available for public enjoyment. This change will be formally enacted when parliamentary time allows. The Department plans to designa...