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Written question asked by Paddy Tipping (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 March 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Thursday, 9 March 2006 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Rights of Way

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many claims for a right of way for mechanically propelled vehicles on byways were outstanding on (a) 19 December 2003 and (b) 19 May 2005.
Answer

The figures Defra has compiled from information provided by local authorities tell us that there were 497 applications for Byways Open to all Traffic (BOATS) outstanding at 9 December 2003 and 992 applications for BOATS outstanding at 19 May 2005.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
56253; 443 c1682W;443 c1682W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Access Countryside Motor vehicles Public footpaths Rights of way
Link
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