§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the Government will publish the next report on their policies for the countryside; if the relevant statistics will be prepared after consultation with recognised countryside and wildlife groups; and if he will make a statement. [39905]
§ Mr. MeacherMinisters are continuing to consider the best way to take forward and present the Government's policies for the countryside. We will continue to collect and monitor a wide range of statistics on the countryside, and to meet and discuss policy with many countryside and wildlife groups.