§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales when he hopes to come to a decision concerning confirming or refusing to confirm the designation order for the establishment of a Mid-Wales national park.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI am considering the many issues involved and cannot yet forecast when I will reach a decision.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many objections he has received to date to the proposed establishment of a national park in Mid-Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI have received 43 objections to the designation order. They include petitions signed by a total of 108 persons.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much land in Wales is already included in national parks; what percentage this represents of the land area of Wales; and how this compares with the percentage area of England's land surface which is within a national park area.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe total area of land in Wales already designated as national park is 1,589 square miles or 19.8 percent. of the total area of the Principality. The corresponding figures for England are 3,669 square miles and 7.3 percent. respectively.