Asked by: Antony Higginbotham (Conservative - Burnley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has in place to improve access for (a) horse riders, (b) dog walkers and (c) runners on bridleways.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
The Agriculture Bill currently before Parliament sets out how farmers and land managers in England will in future be rewarded with public money for public goods including improved access to the countryside. These improvements should benefit horse riders and pedestrians on bridleways and other paths.
Local highway authorities are also required to maintain a rights of way improvement plan which should consider the needs of multiple types of user.