Inland Waterways: Access

(asked on 31st March 2022) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects have been brought forward through the Farming in Protected Landscapes and Green Recovery Fund to improve access and enjoyment of inland waterways.


Answered by
Rebecca Pow Portrait
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 25th April 2022

The Farming in Protected Landscapes programme opened for application in July 2021. Since then, around 1,000 projects have been approved for funding. Around twenty percent of these will help deliver more opportunities for people to explore, enjoy and understand the landscape and some of these could include improvements to access and enjoyment of inland waterways. We do not hold data on inland waterway access centrally. The programme is delivered by Protected Landscape bodies directly based on central guidance and priorities for individual projects are decided at a Protected Landscape level.

A total of 25 projects funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund across England have included activities to improve access and enjoyment of inland waterways, generally as part of a wider project. These projects total almost £16m of investment. The £80m Fund overall has funded 159 nature-based projects to restore nature, tackle climate change and connect people with the natural environment.

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