Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to open new bridalways in (a) Colne Valley constituency, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England.

Public rights of way are a local matter and are handled by individual local highway authorities.

Local authorities are required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) to plan improvements to their network, which is usually available on the authority’s website. The expectation is for local authorities, whenever possible, to look at the needs of all users, including walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.