§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have set a date for the completion and publication of the review into the North Wessex Downs status as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [HL2460]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whitty)The status of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding. Natural Beauty (AONB) is not under review. The Countryside Agency is, however, due to undertake a landscape assessment of the area later in the summer. This will be used in the preparation of the management plan for the AONB.