§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has received any proposals from 240W either the Nature Conservancy Council or the Countryside Commission about public access to parts of the Forest of Wychwood in Oxfordshire; and what plans they have to improve public access.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneI have received no proposals from either the Nature Conservancy Council or the Countryside Commission about public access to parts of the Forest of Wychwood and I am not aware that they have any plans in that respect. Local authorities have the primary responsibility for considering improvements to public access.