HC Deb 06 February 1956 vol 548 cc158-61W
Mr. Mitchison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government, as regards public paths in the county of Northamptonshire, how many diversion orders and how many extinguishment orders, under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, he confirmed; how many such orders of each kind he refused to confirm during the period between 1st January, 1951, and 31st December, 1954; and how many new rights of way were created by order in that county during that period.

Mr. Sandys

The information is as follows:

NATIONAL PARKS AND ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE ACT, 1949
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON
Total number of orders confirmed to 31st January, 1956 Period between 1st January, 1951 and 31st December, 1954
Orders not confirmed New rights of way created by Order
Diversion Orders Extinguishment Orders Diversion Orders Extinguishment Orders
17 12 1 Nil Nil

Mr. Mitchison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government, as regards public paths in each county, how many diversion orders and how many extinguishment orders, under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, he confirmed; how many such orders, of each kind, he refused to confirm during the year 1955; how many such orders of each kind were submitted during that year and have not yet been confirmed; and how many new rights of way were created by order in each county during that year.

Mr. Sandys

The information is as follows:

NATIONAL PARKS AND ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE ACT, 1949 ORDERS UNDER SECTIONS 40–43
Administrative county 1st January, 1950 to 31st January, 1956 1955
Orders confirmed Orders not confirmed Orders awaiting decision on 31st December, 1955 New rights of way created by Order
Diversion Extinguishment Diversion Extinguishment Diversion Extinguishment
1. England
Bedfordshire 11 2 1
Berkshire 21 3 1 1
Buckinghamshire 40 5 6
Cambridgeshire 11 5 2
Cheshire 18 5 1 1
Cornwall 7 6
Cumberland 2 1
Derbyshire 38 5 1 2
Devon 5 1 1
Dorset 4 2
Co. Durham 20 10 2
Essex 43 25 6 1
Gloucester 33 9 4 3 1
Hampshire 34 10 1 4
Hertfordshire 32 6 1 2 1 1
Isle of Wight 9
Kent 66 16 1 1 6 2
Lancashire 28 9 4 2 1
Leicestershire 9 7
Lincs—
Parts of Lindsey 5 4
Parts of Kesteven 4 1 1
Parts of Holland 4
Middlesex 8 4 1
Norfolk 1 1 1 1
Northamptonshire 17 12 3 2
Northumberland 6 3 1
Nottinghamshire 14 7
Oxfordshire 10 5 2
Soke of Peterborough 1
Shropshire 11 1 1
Somerset 16 1 2
Staffordshire 17 6 1
Surrey 45 7 3 1
East Suffolk 21 11 2
West Suffolk 6 3
East Sussex 19 2 2
West Sussex 33 7 1 2
Warwickshire 5 5
Westmorland 3
Wiltshire 10 4
Worcestershire 19 3
Yorkshire—
East Riding 3 13
North Riding 4 1
West Riding 49 11 1 1 2
2. Wales
Anglesey 1
Breconshire 1
Carmarthenshire 1
Glamorgan 6
Merioneth 2
Monmouthshire 3
NOTE: In the other twelve counties of England and Wales there have been no Orders under Sections 40–43.

Mr. Mitchison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many public paths, shown as such in the definitive map prepared by the county council of Northamptonshire, have been the subject of extinguishment orders confirmed during the year 1955; how many such paths have been the subject of diversion orders confirmed during that year; and how many such paths are the subject of extinguishment orders or diversion orders submitted during that year and not yet confirmed.

Mr. Sandys

None.