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Written question asked by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 10 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 June 2003. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of (a) the Brecon Beacons, (b) the Norfolk Broads, (c) Dartmoor, (d) Snowdonia, (e) Exmoor, (f) the Lake District, (g) Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, (h) the North York Moors, (i) Northumberland, (j) the Peak District, (k) the Pembrokeshire Coast and (l) the Yorkshire Dales is given over to agriculture; and what the agricultural products was in each case in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes table for each specified National Park in England. Parks in Scotland and Wales under jurisdiction of devolved authorities and ref to agricultural output at http://farmstats.defra.gov.uk/farmstats_data/MAPS/ interactive_maps/natpark_map.asp.
Answer

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of (a) the Brecon Beacons, (b) the Norfolk Broads, (c) Dartmoor, (d) Snowdonia, (e) Exmoor, (f) the Lake District, (g) Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, (h) the North York Moors, (i) Northumberland, (j) the Peak District, (k) the Pembrokeshire Coast and (l) the Yorkshire Dales is given over to agriculture; and what the agricultural products was in each case in the last year for which figures are available. [119145] Alun Michael: The total agricultural area (as at June 2002) and the total area of each specified National Park in England is shown in the following table. National Parks in Scotland and Wales fall under the jurisdiction of the devolved authorities concerned. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. National Park Total area of National Park (Sq Total area of agriculture (Sq Agricultural area as percentage km) km) of total area (b) The Broads 303 175.6 57.9 (c) Dartmoor 954 481.4 50.5 (e) Exmoor 693 510.1 73.6 (f) The Lake District 2,292 1,268.6 55.3 (h) The North York Moors 1,432 781.2 54.5 (i) Northumberland 1,049 734.4 70.0 (j) The Peak District 1,438 1,139.9 79.3 (l) The Yorkshire Dales 1,773 1,210.8 68.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sources: 1. The Association of National Park Authorities, www.anpa.gov.uk 2. Yorkshire Dales National Park, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk 3. The June 2002 Census of Agriculture and Horticulture. Agricultural output for each National Park in England can be found at the internet link: http://farmstats.defra.gov.uk/cs/farmstats data/MAPS/ interactive maps/natpark map.asp

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
119145; 407 c676-7W;407 c678-9W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Agriculture Land use Production National parks Agricultural products
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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