§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to increase the access to waterways for canoeists; and if she will make a statement. [76964]
§ Alun MichaelCopies of our research report, "Water-Based Sport and Recreation: the facts" were placed in the Libraries of both Houses in December 2001.
While none of the access issues identified in the report are new or straight forward to resolve I can assure the hon. Member of my commitment to finding solutions wherever possible.
As a first step I have asked the Countryside Agency (in partnership with other Government agencies) to pilot some access demonstration projects to develop best practice for access agreements on key stretches of water.