§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) from whom the Crown Estate Commissioners received a request to extend the gardens of St. John's Lodge in Regent's park as set out by John Nash;
(2) if he will list the organisations which occupy property in Regent's park on lease from the Crown Estate Commissioners together with the locations and acreage of the property concerned.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThese are matters for the Crown Estate Commissioners.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what proposals have been made to London Zoo concerning the management of the running track in Regent's park;
(2) whether there have been any consultations with the Bengali Sports Council about the proposal to include the running track in Regent's park in the land taken over by London Zoo;
(3) whether the staff of Regent's Park or his Department have consulted any of the users of sports facilities in Regent's Park about its future management.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyWe await the Zoological Society of London's detailed proposals for the further 10 acres of Regent's park that it would like to lease under the terms of the Crown Estate Act 1961. Any impact on sports facilities will be considered very carefully and kept as far as possible to a minimum.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the Crown Estate Commissioners made an informal inquiry to his Department in relation to the reinstatement of the original garden of St. John's Lodge, Regent's Park; and when they were told the formal request would not be looked on favourably.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe informal inquiry was made in February this year and the response by the Department in July.