Written questions

Rights of Way

2026-05-12 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 974 · Official question

Shivani Raja

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with regard to Commitment 86 of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025, whether the her Department has identified a suitable legislative vehicle to repeal the 2031 cut-off date for re

Answer

Repeal of the 2031 cut-off date for recording historic public rights of way will require primary legislation. A specific legislative vehicle has not yet been identified. The Government is keeping this under consideration and will bring forward the necessa...