Question follow-through · 97626
Rights of Way
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on ensuring that the statutory duties of local highway authorities for the
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on ensuring that the statutory duties of local highway authorities for the
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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16 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on a range of issues. The Government has no plans at this stage to integrate local highway authorities’ statutory duties for public ri...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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