HC Deb 29 June 1989 vol 155 c507W
Mr. McLoughlin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list how many members of each national park planning board live within the area of that park as a percentage of the total numbers on each board.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The information for the seven English national parks is as follows:

Park Members Number living within Park Percentage of total number Per cent.
Dartmoor 21 7 33
Exmoor 21 4 19
Lake District1 30 10 34
Northumberland 27 2 7
North York Moors 27 4 15
Peak District 34 10 29
Yorkshire Dales 24 11 46
1 29 members are in place and there is currently one vacancy on the Lake District Board.