§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the local planning authorities on whom he has either imposed, or indicated his intention to impose, land acquisition and management schemes; and whether he will place in the Library a copy of each of those schemes.
§ Mr. John SilkinLand acquisition and management schemes have been imposed in the following counties: Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Humberside, North Yorkshire. I had indicated that schemes would be imposed in a further 13 counties: Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Essex, Greater London, Kent, Lancashire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne and Wear. Since announcing this, however, the authorities in Merseyside, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk have agreed their schemes so that imposition in those counties will not be needed.
I am arranging for a copy of each of the imposed schemes to be placed in the Library.