§ 54. Mr. Howieasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what contribution the Countryside Commission is making towards the European Conservation Year.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe Countryside Commission are making a substantial contribution to European Conservation Year. As part of the information services the Commission are providing about activities in this country during the year, they have issued an explanatory leaflet and are producing a Calendar of Events and a poster. They have prepared for the Council of Europe's European Conservation Conference in Strasbourg this country's report on the impact of leisure pursuits and they are co-ordinating the contributions by member countries on this theme.
The Commission are also assisting in the Duke of Edinburgh's Countryside 264W Award Scheme, providing displays at various exhibitions and co-operating in a number of events being organised by national park authorities and other bodies.