§ Baroness Hamweeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are covered, or may potentially be affected, by the three tranches of multi-modal studies. [HL4574]
§ The Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)The Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks which fall within the Multi-Modal Study areas or may be affected by the outcome of the Multi-Modal Studies are:
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Tranche 1: Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park Access to Hastings High Weald; Kent Downs. None London Orbital Chilterns; Surrey Hills; Kent Downs. None West Midlands to North West Cannock Chase Peak District South and West Yorkshire Motorway Box None Peak District (Dark Peak) Cambridge to Huntingdon None None North/South Movements in the East Midlands None Peak District NB: The study area does not include the park but journeys to and from the park account for some of the traffic
Tranche 1: Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park South East Manchester None movements in the corridor. Peak District NB; Study area borders on to the park. London to South West & South Wales North Wessex Downs; Cotswolds; Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs; Mendip Hills; Blackdown Hills; East Devon; South Devon; Tamar Valley; Cornwall (Coastal) Dartmoor Tyneside Area None None West Midlands Area None None A453(M1 to Nottingham) None None
Tranche 2: Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park Al (North of Newcastle) Northumberland Coast None London to Ipswich Dedham Vale; possibly Suffolk Coast and Heaths. None London to South Midlands Chilterns None Southampton to Folkestone (South Coast) Sussex Downs; High Weald; Kent Downs; Chichester Harbour; South Hampshire Coast. None Hull East to West Corridor None None West Midlands to Nottingham None None M60 Junction 12–18 (West to North Manchester) None None London to Reading None None
Tranche 3: Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park A34 (North from Southampton) North Wessex Downs; Chilterns. None A47 (West of Norwich) None None