§ 30. Mr. MANDERasked the Minister of Health the present position with regard to the preservation of Dovedale as a national park; and what steps the county authorities of Staffordshire and Derbyshire are taking in the matter either jointly or severally?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)On the Derbyshire side of the river a Joint Executive Planning 1541 Committee has recently been formed by the several local authorities adjoining Dovedale, including the county council, and on the Staffordshire side the Leek Rural District Council have resolved to plan an area including the valley of the Dove.
§ Mr. MANDERIs it not proposed to form a joint committee?
§ Mr. SHAKESPEARENot at this stage.