Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 44736
Inland Waterways: Access
Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Phil Brickell
Labour — Bolton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of inland waters that have a statutory right of access for recreational users.
Answer
Emma HardyCurrent estimates are that around 4%, or 1,400 miles, of rivers in England and Wales have a public right of navigation. There are around 3,500 miles of canal and river navigations that have a public right of access through the licensing regimes operated b...
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