To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many Definitive Map Modification Orders he has determined without holding a local inquiry or hearing in circumstances where in his opinion representations or objections to an Order were irrelevant to the determination of that Order. (291948)

During the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, five Definitive Map Modification Orders were determined without holding a local inquiry or hearing in circumstances where representations or objections to an order were considered irrelevant to the determination of that order. Figures are not available for any earlier period.