§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list, for the years 1983, 1984 and 1985 and for each regional office of his Department, the applications received for the making by him of public path creation, diversion and extinguishment orders under the powers in sections 26(2) and 120(3) of the Highways Act 1980 stating in each case (a) the parish concerned and the number of the footpath or bridleway, (b) whether the application was for a creation, diversion or extinguishment order, (c) whether he agreed to prepare a draft order and (d) where a draft order was prepared, whether or not it subsequently was made;
(2) whether persons who apply to him to exercise his powers under section 120(3) of the Highways Act 1980 to make a public path diversion or extinguishment order are required by him to enter into an agreement to defray the costs incurred by him in preparing and giving notice of the draft order, in arranging and holding any public inquiry or hearing into objections to the draft order, including the cost of employing an inspector, and in giving notice of his subsequent decision.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI would refer the hon. Member to the answers given by my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Mrs. Rumbold) on 28 January to his previous questions on these two subjects (Official Report, column 468).