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Public Footpaths and Bridleways
Lord Blaker asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will list, by county, for England and Wales the number of miles of (a) public footpaths and (b) bridleways.[HL2504]
Lord Whitty: This information is not collected by my department. The County Surveyors' Society has supplied the information in Table 1 for England, and the Countryside Council for Wales has provided the information in Table 2 for Wales.
| Council | Footpaths (km) | Bridleways (km) |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 555 | 150 |
| Birmingham City Council | 500 | 5 |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 327 | 2 |
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 834 | 105 |
| Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 280 | 19 |
| Calderdale MBC | 1,200 | 218 |
| City of Sunderland | 131 | 26 |
| Newcastle City Council | 71 | 17 |
| Coventry City Council | 102 | 0 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 358 | 94 |
| Dudley MBC | 280 | 10 |
| Gateshead MB Council | 173 | 32 |
| Kirklees MC | 944 | 83 |
| Knowsley Metropolitan Brough Council | 70 | 7 |
| Leeds City Council | 942 | 153 |
| Liverpool City Council | 40 | 10 |
| Manchester City Council | 72 | 0 |
| North Tyneside Council | 97 | 24 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 375 | 31 |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 421 | 77 |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 400 | 50 |
| Salford City Council | 119 | 3 |
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 72 | 3 |
| Sheffield City Council | 632 | 76 |
| Solihull MBC | 200 | 11 |
| South Tyneside MB Council | 74 | 10 |
| St Helens MBC | 220 | 3 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 205 | 35 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 815 | 110 |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 95 | 1 |
| Wakefield MDC | 389 | 79 |
| Walsall MB | 87 | 2 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 430 | 35 |
| Wolverhampton MBC | 57 | 6 |
| Bedfordshire County Council | 1,543 | 565 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 2,202 | 516 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 3,040 | 782 |
| Luton Borough Council | 8 | 6 |
| Norfolk County Council | 2,628 | 499 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | 410 | 83 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | 150 | 75 |
| Peterborough City Council | 165 | 89 |
| Suffolk County Council | 4,482 | 558 |
| Derby City Council | 52 | 3 |
| Derbyshire County Council | 4,800 | 456 |
| Herefordshire Council | 2,942 | 394 |
| Leicester City Council | 76 | 18 |
| Leicestershire County Council | 2,429 | 504 |
| Northamptonshire County Council | 2,148 | 810 |
| Nottingham City Council | 2 | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | 2,368 | 815 |
| Rutland County Council | 191 | 124 |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 25 | 45 |
| Shropshire County Council | 4,250 | 770 |
| Staffordshire County Council | 3,620 | 355 |
| Stoke City Council | n/k | n/k |
| Telford and Wrekin Council | 300 | 65 |
| Warwickshire County Council | 2,318 | 482 |
| Worcestershire County Council | 4,210 | 421 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 466 | 2 |
| Blackpool Borough Council | 19 | 3 |
| Cheshire County Council | 2,807 | 132 |
| City of York Council | 165 | 35 |
| Cumbria County | 5,451 | 1,883 |
| Darlington Borough Council | 224 | 65 |
| Durham County Council | 2,795 | 501 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 950 | 350 |
| Halton Borough Council | 77 | 1 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | 83 | 5 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 39 | 0 |
| Lancashire County Council | 5,568 | 383 |
| Middlesbrough Borough Council | 35 | 2 |
| North Yorkshire County Council | 8,749 | 2,787 |
| Northumberland County Council | 3,133 | 1,295 |
| Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council | 221 | 53 |
| Stockton Borough Council | 156 | 33 |
| Warrington Borough Council | n/k | n/k |
| Wirral Borough Council | 95 | 17 |
| Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 45 | 5 |
| Brighton and Hove Council | 25 | 77 |
| Buckinghamshire County Council | 2,720 | 587 |
| East Sussex County Council | 2,451 | 713 |
| Essex County Council | 6,505 | 800 |
| Hampshire County Council | 3,342 | 681 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | 2,228 | 577 |
| Isle of Wight Council | 514 | 266 |
| Kent County Council | 5,744 | 663 |
| Milton Keynes Council | 345 | 191 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 2,553 | 970 |
| Portsmouth City Council | n/k | n/k |
| Reading Borough Council | 17 | 1 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 219 | 30 |
| Slough Borough Council | 19 | 3 |
| Southampton City Council | 16 | 3 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 90 | 2 |
| Surrey County Council | 2,112 | 1,014 |
| The Medway Towns Council | 218 | 15 |
| Thurrock Council | 15 | 1 |
| West Sussex County Council | 2,816 | 1,006 |
| West Berkshire Council | 676 | 200 |
| Wokingham District Council | 143 | 21 |
| Bath & North East Somerset Council | 738 | 36 |
| Bournemouth Borough Council | 32 | 1 |
| Bristol City Council | 125 | 5 |
| Cornwall County Council | 3,533 | 527 |
| Devon County Council | 4,200 | 1,250 |
| Dorset County Council | 2,790 | 1,730 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 4,503 | 703 |
| North Somerset Council | 656 | 65 |
| Borough of Poole | 35 | 6 |
| Plymouth City Council | 9 | 0 |
| Somerset City Council | 4,760 | 910 |
| South Gloucestershire Council | 1,118 | 112 |
| Swindon Borough Council | 129 | 59 |
| Torbay Borough Council | 180 | 3 |
| Wiltshire County Council | 3,560 | 1,573 |
| Dartmoor National Park | 331 | 316 |
| Exmoor National Park | 438 | 464 |
| Broads National Park | 278 | 32 |
| Lake District National Park | 2,896 | 673 |
| Northumberland National Park | 529 | 368 |
| North York Moors National Park | 1,506 | 752 |
| Peak District National Park | 2,124 | 258 |
| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 1,483 | 634 |
| London Borough of Barking & Dagenham | 17 | 0 |
| London Borough of Barnet | 23 | 1 |
| Bexley Council | 43 | 3 |
| London Borough of Brent | 16 | 1 |
| London Borough of Bromley | 169 | 14 |
| London Borough of Croydon | 107 | 17 |
| London Borough of Ealing | 65 | 1 |
| London Borough of Enfield | 37 | 5 |
| London Borough of Haringey | 16 | 0 |
| London Borough of Harrow | 21 | 4 |
| London Borough of Havering | 97 | 7 |
| London Borough of Hillingdon | 81 | 4 |
| London Borough of Hounslow | 20 | 2 |
| Royal Borough of Kingston | 24 | 7 |
| London Borough of Merton | 43 | 10 |
| London Borough of Newham | 19 | 3 |
| London Borough of Redbridge | 16 | 1 |
| London Borough of Richmond-upon- Thames | 100 | 2 |
| London Borough of Sutton | 17 | 4 |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | 12 | 0 |
| Corporation of London | 8 | 0 |
| Camden | 2 | 0 |
| Greenwich | 16 | 1 |
| Hackney | n/k | n/k |
| Islington | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea | 6 | 0 |
| Lambeth | 14 | 0 |
| Lewisham | 6 | 0 |
| Southwark | 2 | 0 |
| Tower Hamlets | n/k | n/k |
| Wandsworth | 19 | 0 |
| Westminster City | n/k | n/k |
| Council | Footpaths (km) | Bridleways (km) |
| Blaenau Gwent | 193.46 | 5.173 |
| Ynys Mon | 1,056.5 | 3 |
| Gwynedd | 3,317.7 | 300.88 |
| Wrexham | 783 | 60 |
| Newport | 266 | 7 |
| Swansea | 506 | 113 |
| Torfaen | 292 | 7 |
| Conwy | n/k | n/k |
| Neath and Port Talbot | 529 | 123 |
| Brecon Beacons NP | 1,500 | 220 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3,100 | 120 |
| Bridgend | 494.78 | 79.66 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1,287.2 | 209.17 |
| Powys | 6,391 | 2,770 |
| Snowdonia NP | 2,316 | 186 |
| Ceredigion NP | 1,634 | 468 |
| Cardiff | 165.225 | 5.536 |
| Caerphilly | 818.4 | 135 |
| Pembrokeshire Coast NP | 823 | 121 |
| Flintshire | 935 | 106 |
| Denbighshire | 1,110 | 185 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 498.2 | 27.17 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | 652.534 | 88.172 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 50.141 | 29.176 |
| Monmouthshire | 1,434.6 | 66.7 |
Guide Dogs Carried in Taxis: Regulations
Lord Campbell of Croy asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether the provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, applying to the carriage of guide dogs for blind people in taxis, have yet been put into effect: and to what extent minicabs are included under those provisions.[HL2552]
Lord Whitty: The package of regulations relating to those provisions is being finalised now. We are taking the opportunity to extend these duties, as provided for by the legislation, by specifying other assistance dogs used by disabled people in addition to guide and hearing dogs which are included on the face of the Disability Discrimination Act. This addition has delayed final production of the package, but we aim to consult on it within a matter of weeks with the aim of bringing in the duty at the end of this year. Private hire vehicles--or minicabs as they are known--are not covered by the Act. We therefore have no powers to extend these duties to the drivers of those vehicles.
Right of Access to Countryside: Assessment of Litter Problem
Lord Hardy of Wath asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What consideration has been given to the dumping of litter or waste upon private land in connection with the proposed extension of access; what action (a) the owner or occupier of open land and (b) police forces will be able to take to prevent or respond to the problem.[HL2546]
Lord Whitty: The right of access to open countryside provided for in the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill is limited to those who enter onto land on foot for the purposes of open-air recreation. The Bill provides that those who exercise the right of access must abide by sensible restrictions, including a requirement not to deposit any rubbish or leave any litter. Leaving litter on access land will also be an offence. The Bill does not give people any right to enter onto land for the purpose of dumping litter or waste, nor does it oblige landowners to facilitate access for
that purpose. We do not expect that the Bill will generally lead to a significant increase in littering on open country. Access authorities will be able to provide assistance with wardening where problems may occur.Prison Service Projects
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will list the initiatives on which the Prison Service spent money without contractual backing in 1999-2000, giving in each case the name of the initiative and the money spent.[HL2468]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton): The Prison Service does not have any information available centrally about initiatives operating without contractual backing.
A new Prison Service instruction is to be issued shortly which documents overall strategies,
procurement best practice, mandatory instructions and carries with it a revised system of contractual delegations. A copy will be sent to the noble Lord and copies placed in the Library when it is published.I understand that the noble Lord is primarily interested in expenditure on the KAIROS/APAC projects which were operating in three prisons; the Verne, Swaleside and Highpoint under partnership agreements until June 1999.
Money spent on these projects during the financial year 1999-2000 amounted to a total of £41,075. The amounts spent by each establishment in that financial year and, in total, are given in the table.
| Establishment | Payments Made 1999-2000 | Total Payments Made |
| Brixton | £17,587 | £37,126 |
| Highpoint | £4,738 | £38,427 |
| Swaleside | £8,250 | £16,344 |
| The Verne | £10,500 | £18,500 |
| Totals | £41,075 | £110,397 |
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