Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 9119

River Avon: Public Footpaths

Tabled: 15 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

ConservativeChristchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Environment Agency and Natural England have made on facilitating reinstatement of the Avon Valley footpath between Christchurch and Burton.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The closure of the footpath in this location is because there are breaches in the banks of the Hampshire Avon along Winkton Common upstream of Christchurch. These breaches have worsened over the last 6 months because of the exceptionally high-water levels...

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