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Aonb Protection

Volume 610: debated on Monday 21 February 2000

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asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they intend to include measures to protect Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the forthcoming Countryside Bill. [HL1034]

As announced in the Queen's Speech, the Government intend to introduce legislation to give people greater access to the countryside and to improve protection for wildlife. I cannot disclose further details of the legislation before it is introduced in Parliament.