§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the land area of England and Wales covered by (a) national parks, (b) green belt areas, (c) areas of outstanding natural beauty and high landscape value. (d) heritage coasts, (e) conservation areas and (f) sites of special scientific interest.
§ Mrs. RumboldEstimates of land area are as follows:
£ thousands (cash) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86* Telephone calls DOE(C) 796 1,301 1,310 1,260 1,112 917 1,107 PSA 1,963 2,483 2,503 2,527 2,514 2,542 2,187 Total 2,759 3,784 3,813 3,787 3,626 3,459 3,204 Telex charges DOE(C) n/a n/a 18 20 26 38 34 PSA n/a n/a 63 59 60 78 85 Total — — 81 79 86 116 119 Telephone rental DOE(C) n/a n/a 1,184 1,365 1,432 1,452 1,155 PSA n/a n/a 1,541 1,716 1,870 1,706 2,001 Total — — 2,725 3,081 3,302 3,158 3,156 * Provisional. n/a=Not readily available.