§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when a definitive map covering footpaths in north Bedfordshire will be ready for publication.
§ Mr. Graham PageHearings of the outstanding appeals relating to the draft maps were held during November and December 1973 and the report of the inspector who conducted the hearings is awaited. Decisions on the appeals will be taken in the light of the inspector's recommendations and the provisional map will then be published. Owners and occupiers of land affected may then challenge the inclusion of paths in the map by application to the Crown court. When any such appeals have been resolved the definitive map will be published.