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Rights of Way

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 May 2026UIN 974

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with regard to Commitment 86 of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025, whether the her Department has identified a suitable legislative vehicle to repeal the 2031 cut-off date for recording historic public rights of way.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Repeal of the 2031 cut-off date for recording historic public rights of way will require primary legislation. A specific legislative vehicle has not yet been identified. The Government is keeping this under consideration and will bring forward the necessary provisions when parliamentary time allows.

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