§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many persons visited or used the facilities of national parks in 1979, 1980, 1981 and to the nearest available date in 1982;
(2) how many persons have visited or used the facilities of the Peak District national park in each year from 1971 to 1981.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneIt has been estimated that about 80 million people visit the national parks in England and Wales each year, of whom some 15 million go to the Peak district mostly on day trips. No more accurate figures on an annual basis are available.