HC Deb 19 July 1989 vol 157 cc209-10W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total area of areas of outstanding natural beauty in England; and what proportion of this total lies within each of the standard planning regions.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The information is as follows:

Standard1 region Per cent, of total
North 12
Yorkshire and Humberside 2
East Midlands 3
East Anglia 5
South East 34
South West 34
West Midlands 6
North West 4
England 100
18,455 sq km

1 These coincide with the economic planning regions.

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