Written questions

Rivers: Walking

Commons · Question 122448 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what process her Department will use to invite and assess bids for the proposed new national river walks.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 24 Mar 2026

The Government continues to progress plans to deliver nine new National River Walks across England, one in each region, to enhance access to nature. We will identify locations for the next tranche of river walks through a competition that will be launched...