HC Deb 07 March 1967 vol 742 c266W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the land surface of Wales is included in either a national park, an area of outstanding natural beauty, or a nature reserve; and what acreage it is proposed to place in a new Mid-Wales national park.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

National Parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty and nature reserves cover about one-fifth of the area of Wales: and the National Parks Commission have a proposal, which is still under discussion, for the designation of some 500 square miles of Mid-Wales as a national park.