§ 27. Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has studied the report of the Committee for Environmental Conservation on Urban Pressures in the Countryside, a copy of which has been sent to him, and in particular the recommendation that a Royal Commission be set up to study the state of the countryside; and if he will make a statement on his policy towards it.
§ Mr. Graham PageYes. My noble Friend proposes to discuss the report with the chairman of the committee when it has been sufficiently studied by all concerned.