§ Mr. Arthur Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made with the sale of disused railway lines for recreational and amenity uses, following the Report on Disused Railways by the Countryside Commission.
§ Mr. PeytonCircular 72/71, issued by my Department in September, 1971, provides a new procedure whereby local planning authorities can take the initiative as regards the best use of disused railway lines in the countryside. Local authorities are under these arrangements at present considering about seven miles of closed line for possible recreational and amenity uses.