Rural Areas: Maps
Communities and Local Government
Written answers and statements, 11 December 2006
Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether she sought advice from the Council for the Protection of Rural England before announcing her decision to withdraw funding for the regular updating of rural and moorland mapping from December.
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (Local Government & Community Cohesion), Department for Communities and Local Government; Oldham East & Saddleworth, Labour)
The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) were not directly approached for their advice, however, a public consultation was run in late 2004 to gather views on the National Interest Mapping Services Agreement, including the updating of rural and moorland mapping. CPRE did not respond to this consultation. Further discussions took place with potentially affected organisations in 2006, including Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Defence.