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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I think that the Minister said that he is going to issue guidance. That is terribly important. As we have all found in dealing with this legislation, it is a minefield—some of us might wish that some of these tracks were a minefield, because it might stop their being used—and it causes immense difficulty and confusion among users, as well as prosecutors. I look forward to seeing the guidance to local authorities and to the police. I would add to that an exhortation to highway authorities, notwithstanding other pressures, to act quickly to resolve the outstanding applications. The sooner they are resolved and the map is definitive, the better for everybody.