§ 8. Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how much 999 derelict land there is in the National Parks and areas scheduled as of outstanding natural beauty.
§ Mr. CorfieldI would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave him on 7th July last.
§ Mr. BoydenNow that the Parliamentary Secretary admits that he has not sufficient information about the location or size of this problem, will he give an indication of what information he intends to obtain and, more important, whether his Department proposes to revise the methods for dealing with this very serious problem?
§ Mr. CorfieldRevising the methods is another question. The problem at the moment is that the information we get is shown on development plans which cover different periods for different areas, so it is not possible to relate the information to the position overall on any particular date. It was to that that the circular was directed.