HC Deb 10 February 1971 vol 811 cc176-7W
75. Mr. James Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to set up a working party to consider new machinery for the effective disposal of disused railway lines for recreational and other purposes, as recommended in the recent Appleton Report, "Disused Railways in the Countryside of England and Wales", a copy of which is in his possession.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

I do not consider a formal working party to be necessary, but in the light of the report my Department are examining the disposal procedures in consultation with the interested bodies.