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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent in restoring British endangered species in each if the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4395", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many national nature reserves are (a) at risk of deteriorating and (b) deteriorating.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many SSSI enforcement actions have Natural England undertaken in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4395", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences Natural England has issued for activities which may disturb or kill European protected species in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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As such, the PoW court ruling has impacted on delivery of the path to date and will continue to have an impact moving forward.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In light of this judgement and progress to date the 2020 delivery date is being reviewed. Natural England continue to work towards opening as much of the path as possible by 2020.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To date the delivery programme has cost £18million. Establishment costs have been funded through grant in aid to Natural England. From 2018/19 Rural Development Programme for England funding has been available for local authorities to meet the cost of establishment.<\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Table A - Open stretches<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Stretch name<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Opening date<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Length in Miles<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Establishment <\/strong><\/ins> <ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Costs (Actual)<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Rufus Castle to Lulworth Cove<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">29/06/2012<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">20<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£25,000<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Allonby to Whitehaven<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">11/04/2014<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">22<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£67,813<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">North Gare to South Bents<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">12/04/2014<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">34<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£51,306<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Sea Palling to Weybourne<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">12/12/2014<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">25<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£64,301<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Brean Down to Minehead<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">15/03/2016<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">58<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£381,506<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Camber to Folkestone<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">19/07/2016<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">29<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£19,123<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Folkestone to Ramsgate<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">19/07/2016<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">37<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£99,994<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Filey Brigg to Newport Bridge<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">21/07/2016<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">68<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£65,221<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Hopton On Sea to Sea Palling<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">24/10/2016<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">21<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£79,901<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">South Bents to Amble<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">26/07/2018<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">44<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£223,048<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>358<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>£1,077,213<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Table B - Unopened stretches undergoing building works<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Stretch name<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Opening date<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Length in<\/strong><\/ins> <ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Miles<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>Establishment costs (Estimated)<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Skegness to Mablethorpe<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">27/02/2019<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">16<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£80,484<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Newport Bridge to North Gare<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">TBC<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">10<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£528,979<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Whitehaven to Silecroft<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">TBC<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">32<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£415,949<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Walney Island<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">TBC<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">21<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£233,679<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Ramsgate to Whitstable<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">TBC<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">25<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£31,574<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Maldon to Salcott<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">TBC<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">27<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£46,099<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>131<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>£1,336,764<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Table C - 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