§ 58. Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Norwich, North (Mr. Ennals) Official Report, 14 December, column 36, his Department is monitoring the sale of playing fields used by educational establishments.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneI recently asked the regional councils for sport and recreation to check what effect regulations introduced last August by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science, were having on school playing field provision in England. I found no evidence that playing fields were being disposed of unnecessarily. The Sports Council and the Central Council of Physical Recreation are continuing to watch the situation and will keep me informed of any serious developments. The regulations do not, of course, apply in Scotland.