§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in view of the fact that the Report of the Camping working Party, convened in 1969, referred in paragraph 28 to the establishment of regional tourist boards, he will now seek the views of these boards on the environmental aspects of the rapid spread of caravanning, as predicted in the working party's report.
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§ Mr. MarksI intend to consult interested organisations on new proposals for tent camping and touring caravanning as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he has taken to ensure that the model standards recommended in the Report of the Camping Working Party convened in 1969, are being adhered to.
§ Mr. MarksDetermination of camp site standards is a matter for local authorities. Model standards are issued for guidance only and need to be applied flexibly with due regard to the particular circumstances of each case. Those proposed by the Camping Working Party were commended to local authorities in July 1972.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State£ for the Environment if, in view of the comments by Mr. Jessop in paragraph 6 of page 26 on the Report of the Camping Working Party that the provision of licensed sites for general public use, including club members, was already hampered and would become almost impossible and that the public were thus virtually forced to join those bodies whose increasing numbers were then used to justify opening more sites, he will indicate by what percentage the number of sites referred to by Mr. Jessop have actually increased since the publication of the report, to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. MarksThe number of certificated sites has risen by some 70 per cent. since 1972, but I have no comparable information about the change in the total number of other sites during this period.