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Commons Bill [HL]

I have three questions. First, who defines ““locality””, and how can a neighbourhood in a locality override ““locality”” in its bigger sense? Secondly—I pick up the point made by my noble friend Lord Peel—how often does the landlord’s letter of permission to use the land have to be renewed so that a prescriptive right is not established? The third question relates to picking blackberries. If I happen legally to walk close to a village on land owned by, say, my noble friend Lord Peel, and illegally pick some blackberries, as I have done regularly for 21 years—he does not know I do it, and I do not use the land for the rest of the year—can I honestly claim that to be a village green, and, if so, does the landowner have to give me a right of access in the future?