§ Mr. Corfieldasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the composition of the advisory committees established under Section 8 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, in respect of each of the existing national parks; and if he will indicate in each case any special qualification of individual members to represent particular interests, whether of those for whom the parks are intended to provide amenities or those dependent upon the land within the parks for their livelihood.
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§ Mr. H. BrookeAdvisory committees have been set up in three national parks. Their composition is given below. The members nominated by me were recommended to me by the National Parks Commission on account of their interest in the objects of national parks and their knowledge of the park in question, not because of any qualification to represent particular interests. As to the other members, their selection and qualifications are entirely the responsibility of the county councils concerned.
SNOWDONIA PARK JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Members appointed by the County Councils on the nomination of the Minister of Housing and Local Government:
- Professor F. W. R. Brambell, F.R.S.
- P. J. Clarke, Esq., O.B.E.
- G. Davies, Esq., J.P.
- The Rt. Rev. Bishop Haigh.
- I. D. Harry, Esq.
- R. J. Taylor, Esq.
- The Rev. Canon J. H. Williams.
- Mrs. Cecily Williams-Ellis.
Other members appointed by the County Councils:
Caernarvon
- Alderman R. W. Williams, O.B.E., J.P. (Vice-Chairman).
- Alderman A. H. Davies.
- Alderman T. R. Ellis.
- Councillor R. H. Owen, J.P.
- Alderman W. Hugheston-Roberts.
- Alderman John Thomas, J.P.
Denbigh
- Alderman Lyonel Peckover Burrill, M.B.E., J.P.
- Councillor R. S. Craig.
Merioneth
- Councillor C. M. Jones, M.B.E., J.P. (Chairman).
- Councillor Lewis Francis Davies.
- Councillor R. O. Griffith.
- Councillor R. P. Lloyd Griffith, J.P.
- Alderman R. Owen, O.B.E.
- Alderman David Tudor, M.B.E., J.P.
- Alderman D. M. Tudor.
- Alderman R. O. Wynne, J.P.
EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Members appointed by the County Councils on the nomination of the Minister of Housing and Local Government:
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- F. H. Reeks, Esq., T.D., F.R.I.C.S., F.L.A.S. (Vice-Chairman).
- Victor Bonham-Carter, Esq.
- Peter Hutton, Esq.
- Major J. Coleman Cooke.
Other members appointed by the County Councils:
Somerset
- Alderman Lieut.-General Sir Reginald Savory, K.C.I.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., D.L. (Chairman).
- Alderman Brigadier E. H. C. Frith, C.B.E., D.L.
- Alderman The Lord Hylton.
- Councillor R. H. Stroud.
- Councillor G. C. Wyndham.
Devon
- Alderman W. T. C. Buckingham.
- Councillor A. E. Fulford.
- Alderman F. Richards, J.P.
YORKSHIRE DALE NATIONAL PARK JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Members appointed by the County Councils on the nomination of the Minister of Housing and Local Government:
- The Lord Bolton.
- A. Dower, Esq.
- C. W. C. Needham, Esq.
- Dr. A. Raistrick.
- E. W. Taylor. Esq., C.B.E.
- R. H. Wade, Esq.
Other members appointed by the County Councils:
West Riding
- Alderman G. H. Nicholson (Chairman)
- Councillor H. Clarney.
- Councillor A. C. Crowther.
- Alderman W. M. Hyman.
- Councillor Wing Commander A. Knowles Fitton, M.B.E.
- Councillor H. E. Thackray.
North Riding
- Councillor C. F. Abraham (Vice-Chairman).
- Councillor J. W. Airey.
- Councillor Major A. R. Bourne-Arton, M.B.E.
- Alderman W. R. Burrill-Robinson.
- Councillor R. J. L. Jackson.
- Alderman E. Reed.