questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help ensure that public (a) footpaths and (b) rights of way are accessible.
answerText: Local authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of public rights of way, including making sure they are in a fit state for public use, are visible and free from obstructions, as well as ensuring landowners comply with their duty to ma...
heading: Public Footpaths and Rights of Way: Access