HC Deb 06 November 1996 vol 284 cc528-9W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research he has(a) evaluated and (b) commissioned of low-impact development in rural areas; and if he will make a statement. [2342]

Sir Paul Beresford

No such research has been commissioned or evaluated. The draft revised planning policy guidance note 7, "The Countryside—Environmental Quality and Economic Development" aims to integrate the development necessary to sustain the rural economy with protection of the countryside.