Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Barnes (Labour), on Monday, 20 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.

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PROTECTING COUNTRY LANES

That this House is deeply concerned that a concerted campaign by vested interests is in operation to destroy the status of country lanes which are currently restricted in their use to categories such as walkers, horse riders and local farmers to open them for use by crowds of motor cyclists, car drivers and other disruptive powered vehicles; notes that 111 applications have been submitted in Derbyshire for such anti-social purposes between 16th October 2003 and 24th November 2004, including 20 applications in the constituency of North East Derbyshire, of which 10 are in the parish of Ashover alone; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to put forward measures to block such applications pending the consideration of legislation clarifying the status of designated country lanes.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

PROTECTING COUNTRY LANES (431A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Andrew Hunter (primary, Democratic Unionist Party) and tabled on Monday, 10 January 2005. It has been signed by 2 members in total.

at end add "believes that such measures should be retrospective to the date of publication of the DEFRA Consultation Document "Use of mechanically propelled vehicles on Rights of Way"; and further believes that any such applications as are allowed, and are based on historic horse-and-cart use, should be allowed as Restricted Byways and no more."

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

431 

431A1 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Countryside Protection Public footpaths Rural areas Derbyshire

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk