Clause 61 - Restriction on creation of new public rights of way

Part of Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:15 am on 30 June 2005.

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Photo of Madeleine Moon Madeleine Moon Labour, Bridgend 10:15, 30 June 2005

Has the hon. Gentleman considered other costs? Restoring a footpath to the top of Pen-y-Fan would be expensive, but one seeks to get people involved in healthy exercise and in visiting and enjoying the countryside. Has he compared the costs of footpath restoration with the year-on-year costs of restoring many other habitats because just one vehicle—not hundreds of walkers—has gone across a piece of land?