§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence what new acquisitions have been made of land in each national park by his Department since the publication of the Nugent committee's report; and what is the percentage of such land in each park and in total which is currently owned or occupied by his Department.
§ Mr. LeeThe information is as follows:
National Park Acquisitions in acres Acquisition as percentage of National Park Ministry of Defence total land-holding as percentage of National Park Brecon Beacons 16 0.005 0.16 Lake District 353 0.06 0.29 Peak District 379 0.11 0.11 Snowdonia 14 0.003 0.14 Dartmoor — — 1.53 Northumberland — — 21.73 North Yorks Moors — — 0.73 Yorkshire Dales — — 0.24 Pembroke Coast — — 4.60 Exmoor — — —
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of land (a) in each national park and (b) in total has been released by his Department, since the publication of the Nugent committee's report.
§ Mr. LeeThe percentage of Ministry of Defence land released since the publication of the report of the Defence Lands Committee is as follows:246W
Per cent. Brecon Beacons 1.82 Lake District 0.25 Peak District 0.26 Snowdonia 6.68 Dartmoor 7.15 Northumberland 0.01 North Yorks Moors 0.04 Yorkshire Dales 0.47 Pembroke Coast 4.25 Exmoor — The release of this land amount to 0.84 per cent of defence land holdings in the national parks. Defence land holdings overall have been reduced by 7.6 per cent. since April 1973.