Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18275
Active Travel
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025
Question
Andrew Cooper
Labour — Mid Cheshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the condition of the canal towpath network and (b) potential merits of enabling higher levels of use of the canal towpath network for
Answer
Emma HardyUse of towpaths by walkers and cyclists is an operational matter for individual navigation authorities, and Government does not have a role in that. However, Defra provides an annual grant of £52.6 million to the Canal and River Trust, which is the larges...
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