§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they expect to receive the assessment of the condition of the Ridgeway from the Countryside 75WA Agency, requested by the Minister for Rural Affairs; and whether they will make this assessment the basis for consultations on further measures that may be needed from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to protect the Ridgeway from damage by motor traffic. [HL2910]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)The Department for Environment. Food and Rural Affairs has no plans to consult on this issue.
The Ridgeway Management Group (comprising the relevant highway authorities and the Countryside Agency) has commissioned an audit of the condition of the trail throughout its full length. The report is expected in the early summer. The management group will then consider what further action is required to ensure that the surface of the Ridgeway is maintained to an appropriate standard.