§ Lord Bancroftasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are satisfied with the progress that is being made by the Countryside Commission and other interested parties in developing management measures to minimise potential conflict between users of the Ridgeway National Trail, as envisaged in the Department of Transport letter of 6 December 1993, following the public inquiry of October 1992.
§ Viscount GoschenThe Countryside Commission was asked to take the lead in working with all parties to develop a package of management measures for the Ridgeway. The commission has recently completed a widespread consultation exercise on measures to reduce conflict between Ridgeway users and most recently, on 12 January, the Chairman of the Commission wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport confirming the content of a package of measures for implementation over the next couple of years.
I will ensure that the noble Lord receives a copy of the report, which lists the consultation responses and the proposed measures to reduce conflict between the various users of the Ridgeway.