HC Deb 23 October 1973 vol 861 c461W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals have been granted affecting green belt land in Bedfordshire during the past two years, the total acreage covered and the percentage thereof covering North Bedfordshire.

Mr. Graham Page

Nine, affecting some 50 acres in total. None of the sites is in North Bedfordshire.

Miss Quennell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of the surface area of Hampshire is represented by designated green belt land.

Mr. Graham Page

No part of Hampshire has yet been formally designated as green belt. Proposals for a Hampshire Coast Green Belt, covering about one quarter of the geographical county, have been submitted by the County Council; this land will remain subject to green belt restrictions until the proposals in structure and local plans are decided.

Miss Quennell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of the United Kingdom's surface acreage is represented by designated green belts.

Mr. Graham Page

Some 7 per cent. of the total land area of England, Scotland and Wales is within approved or proposed green belt areas.