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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the gross amount was of funding made available for footpath maintenance in England in the 2018-19 financial year.

The Government does not collect the data of what has been spent by local highway authorities which are responsible for maintenance of other public rights of way.

The Government funded spending on National Trails maintenance was £1.81m in 2018/19.