§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of whether the Peak District national park can remain in satisfactory condition within the financial provision currently available; and what further moneys will be made available in the current and succeeding financial years.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyIn determining the amount of national parks supplementary grant in respect of each national park authority's expenditure, my right hon. Friend takes account of the authorities' detailed functional strategies and the recommendations of the Country-side Commission. NPSG for the Peak District national park for 1989–90 is £2,461,900, an increase of 10.3 per cent. over 1988–89 and 25 per cent. higher in real terms than the park's settlement in 1979. I cannot anticipate future years' settlements.