Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con)

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The wild land and wild places of Britain have never been under as much threat as they are today from general development associated with increasing population, and particularly from the proliferation of onshore wind farms. The John Muir Trust is a growing and successful organisation that campaigns to protect wild places and has collected the names of 6,145 petitioners calling for the extension of national park boundaries or the creation of new national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty to ensure improved environmental protection for the most valuable areas of wild land in Britain.

Following is the full text of the petition:

[The Petition of citizens of the UK,

Declares that the Petitioners support the John Muir Trust’s call to extend National Park Boundaries, or put in place new National Parks or Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and to ensure improved environmental protection for the best areas of wild land.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to extend National Park boundaries, or to put in place new National Parks or areas of outstanding natural beauty as called for by the John Muir Trust.

And the Petitioners remain, etc.]

[P001147]