§ Mr. Haymanasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what were the amounts spent each year since the National Parks Commission was set up on the acquisition and management of land, separately, under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949.
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§ Sir K. JosephThe Minister's power to acquire land in a national park by agreement, and to arrange for its management, has not been exercised.
§ Mr. Haymanasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what were the sums granted to the National Parks Commission in each year since it was set up.
§ Sir K. JosephThe expenses of the National Parks Commission are mainly defrayed out of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government's Vote, the cost of accommodation, printing and other services being met out of the Votes of other Departments. The total cost in each year is shown below:
£ 1949–1950 … … … 1,642 1950–1951 … … … 17,569 1951–1952 … … … 24,776 1952–1953 … … … 22,441 1953–1954 … … … 23,843 1954–1955 … … … 27,287 1955–1956 … … … 33,539 1956–1957 … … … 38,359 1957–1958 … … … 40,920 1958–1959 … … … 42,174 1959–1960 … … … 45,737 1960–1961 … … … 52,431
§ Mr. Haymanasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what have been the amounts of grants each year since the National Parks Commission was set up to local authorities in respect of expenditure incurred in national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
§ Sir K. JosephThe amounts of grants paid in England and Wales were:
£ 1954–1955 … … … 2,956 1955–1956 … … … 7,497 1956–1957 … … … 3,475 1957–1958 … … … 5,017 1958–1959 … … … 4,784 1959–1960 … … … 6,546 1960–1961 … … … 14,122 No grants were payable before 1954, when the grant regulations came into force.