§ Mr. WalterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 18 March 1998,Official Report, column 608, what is the total area of common land in each National
Schemes under which those payments are made National Park (sq km) Total Area1 Total Area of common land Total area of common land on which payments are made under Agri-Env2 Schemes Total area of common land on which payments are made under Agri-Env Schemes Environmentally sensitive areas Countryside stewardship Exmoor 693 46.3 46.1 20.61 19.85 0.76 Dartmoor 953 349.7 349.7 25.52 25.52 — Lake District 2,292 620 618 200 200 — Northumberland 1,050 0 0 0 — — North York Moors 1,436 233.8 0 0 — — Peak District 1,438 15.3 13.2 3.34 3.34 — Yorkshire Dales 1,769 468.1 15.2 15.2 11.6 3.6 1All figures relate to sq. km. 2These figures relate to schemes implemented under EC Council Regulation 2078/92 (the Agri-Environment Regulation). My answer of 18 March (columns 608–609) also included areas covered by English Nature's Wildlife Enhancement Scheme and by the Moorland Regeneration Scheme.