§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has received any representations from the Exmoor Society, the Open Spaces Society, or any other bodies connected with the environment, planning or farming, regarding the planning laws on applications to cultivate areas of moorland within national park boundaries.
§ Mr. MoynihanConversion of moorland for agricultural purposes is not normally subject to planning control but various bodies have responded to the Governments consultative proposals for landscape conservation orders.
§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, as part of his Departments policy on the diversification of land uses, he has given or expects to give guidance to planning authorities regarding their response to applications to cultivate moorland within national park boundaries.
§ Mr. MoynihanI shall write to my hon. Friend.