§ Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has reached a conclusion on the deletion from the definitive map of footpath number 66, Parish of North Meols on appeal by Mr. and Mrs. Baybutt of The Coppins, Hundred End lane, Hesketh Bank, near Preston, against the decision by Lancashire county council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryNo.
The exchange of representations between the parties in this appeal is still underway. My right hon. Friend cannot take a decision until those exchanges are complete and he has had an opportunity to consider all the information put to him.