§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many and which local authorities have responded to the consultation paper "Out Forests, the Way Ahead"; and how many and which local authorities have expressed reservations about the proposal to continue with the disposal of woodland and the loss of public access in these woodlands.
§ Mr. JackThirteen local authorities in England have responded; nine have expressed reservations about the proposals securing public access to woodlands sold by the Forestry Commission as follows:
- Cheshire County Council
- East Hampshire District Council
- Exeter City Council1
- Forest of Dean District Council1
- Hampshire County Council
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire County Council1
- Leicestershire County Council1
- New Forest District Council1
- Northamptonshire County Council1
- Shropshire County Council1
- Staffordshire County Council1
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Winchester City Council1
- 1Councils which have expressed reservations