Question follow-through · 87512
Public Footpaths
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of opening paths on disused railway lines to increase public access to nature.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 3 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of opening paths on disused railway lines to increase public access to nature.
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2025
Answer published
The management and maintenance of public rights of way (RoW), including keeping them free from obstructions, are the responsibility of local highway authorities. These authorities are best placed to understand local priorities and allocate funding for rig...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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