§ 35. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement on his plans following the recent Report of the National Parks Commission on the preservation of the coasts of Kent and Sussex and the multiplicity of applications to him by private persons and companies designed to get statutory authority to enclose parts of Britain's beaches and coastline and thus limit or exclude their free use by the public.
§ Mr. WilleyThe Report in question is the first of 9, which together will cover the entire coastline of England and Wales. My right hon. Friend also expects a comprehensive report from the National Parks Commission. It would be premature to make a statement at this stage.
There is no widespread application to my right hon. Friend or to local authorities for powers to enclose parts of the foreshore, and it would be for Parliament to say whether such powers should be granted.