HC Deb 13 June 1978 vol 951 cc466-7W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of the United Kingdom reserves of fluorspar are located within the Peak District National Park; and what is the general location of mines operating in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Cryer

I have been asked to reply.

The available information about fluorspar reserves is not sufficient to enable those located within the Peak District national park to be expressed as a percentage of the national total. The mines operating in the United Kingdom are located chiefly in Derbyshire—within the Peak District national park—and at Upper Weardale in Northumberland/Durham.