To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many representations the National Rights of Way Casework Team has received since its inception; what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average period between the receipt of a representation and the issue of a decision on that representation has been; how many decisions have been issued more than 12 months from the date of receipt of the representations; and what the longest time is a representation has remained without the issue of a decision. (224637)

The National Rights of Way Casework Team has received 71 representations (direction requests) since its inception. The requested information on representation handling times can be provided only by reviewing all the 71 case files and therefore can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.