HC Deb 21 March 1973 vol 853 cc77-8W
38. Mr. Blenkinsop

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to study the state of the countryside, to consider the changes that are taking place and their consequences, and to recommend its future planning as a resource for production and recreation, and as an area for satisfactory living.

Mr. Graham Page

My right hon. and learned Friend is at present, in consultation with other Ministers, studying the recently published report by the Committee for Environmental Conservation in which this recommendation is made.