§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by year for the past 10 years, and for the current year to date, the number of(a) public footpaths and (b) public bridleways that have been (i) created and (ii) closed to the general public.
§ Mr. BaldryInformation is not held centrally in precisely the form requested, but records held by the Countryside Commission indicate that the number of public path creation and extinguishment orders made, and known to have to come into operation in England and Wales since the introduction of revised procedures on 28 February were:
Orders made Orders known to have come into operation Creation 19831 65 43 1984 60 47 1985 79 65 1986 93 79 1987 71 55 1988 108 87 1989 97 74 1990 113 76 19912 45 19 Extinguishment3 19831 215 143 1984 281 187 1985 309 196 1986 267 186 1987 295 157 1988 289 177 1989 242 143 1990 303 151 19912 100 23 1 After 28 February. 2 Approximately first half of year. 3 These figures include orders for diversion or temporary extinguishment; orders made by magistrates' courts; and side road orders, which may include creation and extinguishment within the same order.