§ Mr. McLoughlinasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has been spent over the last four years by the Peak district national park; and from what sources this funding has come.
§ Mr. WaldegraveDetails of the Peak Park joint planning board's expenditure is set out in the board's annual reports for the years in question. Gross expenditure is as follows:
£ 1982–83 2,645,061 1983–84 2,980,752 1984–85 3,126,642 1985–86 3,293,513 The board derives its income mainly from precepts on Derbyshire Staffordshire and Cheshire county councils, and (from 1 April 1986) Sheffield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Oldham metropolitan borough councils. These councils in turn receive national park supplementary grant from central Government. In additional the board receives some income from charges for services and grants from the Countryside Commission.
§ Mr. McLoughlinasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people serve on the Peak park planning board; how many of these were appointed by him; how many were appointed by outside bodies; if, in each case, he will state how many live in the area covered by the board; and if he will give similar figures for each of the 10 years since the formation of the Peak park planning board.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe information for the current year is as follows:
Appointing Authority Number of members Number living within National park Secretary of State 11 7 Derbyshire County Council 8 1 Cheshire County Council 2 — Staffordshire County Council 2 1 Sheffield City Council 2 — Barnsley Borough Council 1 — Kirklees Borough Council 2 — Oldham Borough Council 1 — West Derbyshire District Council 2 2 High Peak District Council 1 — Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 1 2 Macclesfield District Council — North East Derbyshire District Council — 34 11 1 on rota basis Comparative figures in respect of the 11 appointments by the Secretary of State in previous years are as follows:
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Number 1974–75 3 1975–76 3 1976–77 3 1977–78 2 1978–79 3 1979–80 2 1980–81 3 1981–82 4
Number 1982–83 7 1983–84 6 1984–85 7 1985–86 6 Records of the addresses of local authority members in previous years are not held centrally.