§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has now received the report from local authorities regarding land acquisition and management schemes that he indicated he was seeking in his answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 6th February; and whether he will now give the information requested in the hon. Member's two Written Questions on that date.
§ Mr. OakesSo far, the following 17 county areas have submitted agreed land acquisition and management schemes:
- W. Midlands
- Derbyshire
- Cumbria
- Durham
- Warwickshire
- Lincolnshire
- Dorset
- Wiltshire
- Somerset
- Gloucestershire
- Salop
- Hereford and Worcester
- Northamptonshire
- Devon
- Hertfordshire
- Leicestershire
- Isle of Wight.
In some of these areas the agreed scheme has been submitted subject to formal council ratification during February. My regional directors have been in touch with the rest and most of the remaining LAMS are expected within a month.