HC Deb 18 November 1997 vol 301 c123W
Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received with regard to countryside protection in national parks.[14857]

Angela Eagle

Ministers on a regular basis receive a variety of representations about a range of issues affecting the national parks. The new National Park Authorities are achieving a great deal in pursuing their revised purposes as set out in the Environment Act 1995. In doing so they are often able to act as models for the conservation and enhancement of the wider countryside.