Mr. J. Enoch Powellasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects to present a draft of the legislation empowering district councils to undertake the protection and maintenance of public rights of way and to create new public paths and long-distance routes.
§ Mr. PriorI hope to lay before Parliament in the autumn the draft Access to the Countryside (Northern Ireland) Order 1982. When made, this order will empower district councils to protect and maintain existing rights of way to create new paths and long distance routes.