§ 53. Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for Air if he will refuse to hand over the Theddlethorpe dunes, near Saltfleetby, to the Nature Conservancy for a national nature reserve until the Louth Rural District Council has been consulted on the matter; and, in view of the correspondence sent to him by the hon. Member for Louth, if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. H. FraserMost of the Theddlethorpe dunes are now surplus to Air Ministry requirements. I understand that the Nature Conservancy would like to see the dunes and the adjacent outmarsh and foreshore maintained as a national nature reserve. But we have yet to establish whether there is any other Government requirement for the land; if there is not, my Department will in the normal way discuss its future use with the local planning authority as a prelude to its disposal.