§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what environmental assessment has been carried out by his Department on the Government's Access to the Countryside proposals. [79597]
§ Mr. MeacherIndependent consultants undertook an assessment of the economic, environmental and social effects of different approaches to achieving greater access to open countryside. Their report has been published by my Department and copies have already been placed in the Libraries of the House.