§ Mr. Carol Johnsonasked the Minister of Land and Natural Resources how many access agreements under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, have been made in respect of each county in England and Wales to the latest available date; and what acreage is covered by such agreements in each case.
§ Mr. WilleyI am responsible for access agreements made in respect of areas within the boundaries of National Parks in England. Agreements have been made as follows:
National Park Number of Agreements Acres Covered Dartmoor Devon 1 5 Lake District Lancashire 1 16 Cumberland 3 10.25 Peak District Derbyshire 14 32,040.3 Yorkshire, West Riding 3 6,536 Cheshire 1 9,238 Yorkshire Dales Yorkshire, West Riding 1 2,349 Agreements in other parts of England are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Housing and Local Government. I understand that agreements have been made as follows:
In addition one access order has been made in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
County Number of Agreements Acres Covered Devon 1 0.95 East Sussex 1 * Hampshire 1 * Lancashire 7 * Surrey (In area of outstanding Natural Beauty) 1 261.2 West Suffolk 1 230 * information not available. Agreements in Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Wales. I understand that no agreements have been made in Wales.