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Cycleways: Horse Riding

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125299

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of opening cycleways to horse riders.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

My Department has made no such assessment.

Local authorities are responsible for the provision of cycling infrastructure and for considering appropriate provision for horse riders. The Highway Code is clear that cycle tracks are not intended for use by horse riders and any such assessment would be for local authorities to make.

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