HC Deb 27 February 1996 vol 272 cc721-2
Q6. Mr. Wilkinson

To ask the Prime Minister when he last visited the Ruislip-Northwood parliamentary constituency. [15522]

The Prime Minister

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave some moments ago.

Mr. Wilkinson

May I assume from that reply that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is referring to his last visit to Royal Air Force Northolt in my constituency? On that occasion, he may have climbed out to the south-west over pleasant, open countryside and green belt. Will he ensure that his Government stick to the excellent sentiments expressed by him and the leaders of the Labour and Liberal parties in their letter to The Times on 9 February, in which they called for the preservation of the countryside?

The Prime Minister

As my hon. Friend knows, we have recently produced a White Paper on rural affairs as well and our concern for the countryside has not lately arrived, but has been a party concern for many years. That remains the case.