Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81013

River Thames: Public Footpaths

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of reinstating (a) full public access and (b) navigation at Temple Footbridge in Hurley.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Full navigation access at Temple Footbridge will be reinstated once the central section of the bridge is removed and taken off site for inspection and secure storage. This is now expected to take place in November 2025, at a cost of approximately £450,000...

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