§ Sir John Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those areas that have been designated as being of outstanding natural beauty.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe 32 areas of outstanding natural beauty designated as at 30th September 1974 are listed below:
- Gower.
- Quantock Hills.
- Lleyn.
- Northumberland Coast.
- Surrey Hills.
- Cannock Chase.
- Shropshire Hills.
- Dorset.
- Malvern Hills.
- Cornwall.
- North Devon.
- South Devon.
- East Hampshire.
- East Devon.
- Isle of Wight.
- Chichester Harbour.
- Forest of Bowland.
- Solway Coast.
- Chilterns.
- Sussex Downs.
- Cotswolds.
- Anglesey.
- South Hampshire Coast.
- Norfolk Coast.
- Kent Downs.
- Suffolk Coast and Heaths.
- Dedham Vale.
- Wye Valley.
- North Wessex Downs.
- Mendip Hills.
- Arnside and Silverdale.
- Lincolnshire Wolds.
Fuller information is set out in Appendix 2 of the Annual Report of the Countryside Commission for 1973–74. An order designating the Isles of Scilly has recently been submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation.