Found: looking at how, through the youth hostel network, we get more disadvantaged kids to go and experience national

Found: with the National Park Service of America, for example, and we don’t work with anybody in the UK on national

Found: with the National Park Service of America, for example, and we don’t work with anybody in the UK on national

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Camrose on 31 January (HL1716), what protection they have included in provision for the Shared Rural Network of telephone masts in the Highland region of Scotland for wild land and areas of natural beauty, and scientific importance and interest.

Answered by Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

4G Mobile coverage already reaches 99% of premises in the UK. The Shared Rural Network is focused on delivering connectivity not just where people live but where they work, travel and visit. In the Highlands and other areas of Scotland, whether you are a farmer wishing to utilise new technology or a visitor to one of the National Parks, digital connectivity is vital. People must be able to build lives, grow families and sustain businesses, otherwise the communities that keep a place’s culture and history alive will simply dwindle.

To minimise the impact on the environment, publicly funded masts will be shared by all four mobile network operators and existing infrastructure will be utilised wherever possible. At each potential location, an individual assessment takes account of a wide range of factors, including complying with strict planning rules for areas of natural beauty making sure we strike the right balance between connectivity and preserving the preciousness of unique landscapes.

The mobile network operators are required to work closely with local communities to ensure concerns are heard through the planning process, and local planning authorities are then responsible for approving applications.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Camrose on 31 January (HL1716), what consultation they have undertaken with Community Councils in the Highland region of Scotland in relation to the siting of proposed telephone masts under the auspices of the Shared Rural Network.

Answered by Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

4G Mobile coverage already reaches 99% of premises in the UK. The Shared Rural Network is focused on delivering connectivity not just where people live but where they work, travel and visit. In the Highlands and other areas of Scotland, whether you are a farmer wishing to utilise new technology or a visitor to one of the National Parks, digital connectivity is vital. People must be able to build lives, grow families and sustain businesses, otherwise the communities that keep a place’s culture and history alive will simply dwindle.

To minimise the impact on the environment, publicly funded masts will be shared by all four mobile network operators and existing infrastructure will be utilised wherever possible. At each potential location, an individual assessment takes account of a wide range of factors, including complying with strict planning rules for areas of natural beauty making sure we strike the right balance between connectivity and preserving the preciousness of unique landscapes.

The mobile network operators are required to work closely with local communities to ensure concerns are heard through the planning process, and local planning authorities are then responsible for approving applications.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Camrose on 31 January (HL1716), why the choice of geographical coverage for the Shared Rural Network of telephone masts includes areas in the Highland region of Scotland where coverage can reach no house or community.

Answered by Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

4G Mobile coverage already reaches 99% of premises in the UK. The Shared Rural Network is focused on delivering connectivity not just where people live but where they work, travel and visit. In the Highlands and other areas of Scotland, whether you are a farmer wishing to utilise new technology or a visitor to one of the National Parks, digital connectivity is vital. People must be able to build lives, grow families and sustain businesses, otherwise the communities that keep a place’s culture and history alive will simply dwindle.

To minimise the impact on the environment, publicly funded masts will be shared by all four mobile network operators and existing infrastructure will be utilised wherever possible. At each potential location, an individual assessment takes account of a wide range of factors, including complying with strict planning rules for areas of natural beauty making sure we strike the right balance between connectivity and preserving the preciousness of unique landscapes.

The mobile network operators are required to work closely with local communities to ensure concerns are heard through the planning process, and local planning authorities are then responsible for approving applications.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect landscapes with distinct literary heritage and value.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Much of England's culturally rich landscapes and the literary heritage they represent are found in our National Parks, The Broads and National Landscapes. These Protected Landscapes are already specifically designated and managed to conserve and enhance their natural beauty and important cultural associations, including relevant literature and the sites which inspired it, as key components of the natural beauty of the area.

Protected Landscapes are extensively protected as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework which gives ‘great weight’ to the landscape and scenic beauty of Protected Landscapes. In addition local authorities are able to formally identify areas of local landscape value in local plans and the historic literary importance of a place can already be taken into account in development decisions.

Found: Policy on commons, national parks and town and village greens.

Found: Policy on commons, national parks and town and village greens.

Found: geographic coverage to 79% of Areas of Natural Beauty, up from 51% before the programme launched, and 74% of National

Found: organisations in England, including farmers and landowners, eNGOs, Local Authorities, catchment partnerships, National

Found: sent in full to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 8(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to the National

Found: England Documents Notice by the Secretary of State under section 52 [and 55(1)] of the National

Found: sent in full to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 8(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to the National

Found: councils, others are owned and managed by organisations such as the National Trust or are within national

Found: cultural heritage are also important considerations in these areas, a nd should be given great weight in National

Found: The Defence Estate includes 169 Sites of Special Scientific Interest and land in 13 National Parks.

Found: See the Magic map to show the location of protected areas such as national parks and areas of outstanding

Found: Farming in Protected Landscapes programme to fund farmers and land managers to work in partnership with National

Found: geographic coverage to 79% of Areas of Natural Beauty, up from 51% before the programme launched, and 74% of National

Found: A lot of the funding is going to rural areas and we’re funding National Parks to develop new walking

Found: councils, others are owned and managed by organisations such as the National Trust or are within national

Found: network of terrestrial conservation areas covers 12.98% of the national territory, integrating nine (09) National

Found: for 34 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), of which two are Conservation Boards; nine National

Found: million direct funding as a contribution towards biodiversity projects directed by Local Authorities and National

Found: Some respondents argued that the PDR should apply in National Parks and National Scenic Areas with re

Found: Some respondents argued that the PDR should apply in National Parks and National Scenic Areas with reasons

Found: Crown Estate Scotland , SEPA, NatureScot , Scottish Water, Angling Scotland, Scottish Canals and National