Rivers: Canoeing
Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Written answers and statements, 29 October 2009
John Grogan (Selby, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to increase access to rivers for canoeists.
Huw Irranca-Davies (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine and Natural Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ogmore, Labour)
We have been working, through our agencies, to provide better access to inland water for canoeists and other users.
The Environment Agency's work on four pilot rivers aimed to increase understanding of access agreements and develop a toolkit for others to use, and shows what can be achieved by agreements. Over time there is scope for voluntary agreements to significantly increase the amount of inland water accessible to all.