HC Deb 11 July 1966 vol 731 cc159-60W
Mr. Blenkinsop

asked the Minister of Land and Natural Resources whether he will make a statement about the re- constitution of the National Parks Commission as the Countryside Commission, as proposed in the White Paper on Leisure in the Countryside.

Mr. Willey

Formal reconstitution must await legislation, but I have taken the first steps towards the process of reconstitution by appointing a smaller Commission, the membership of which is shown below. The statutory responsibilities of the Commission remain unchanged, but I am sure its members will be thinking forward to the time when it has a wider responsibility.

  • Lady Wootton.
  • Mr. Aubrey Buxton.
  • Mrs. E. Davies.
  • Mr. James Fisher.
  • Mr. Elwyn Jones.
  • Mr. Cecil King.
  • Sir William Lindsay.
  • Professor O. R. McGregor.
  • Mr. Peter Shepheard.