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Myths busted: National Parks consultation

皇冠体育app new consultation will look at ways to improve how National Parks are managed to give local people more say in how they're run.聽

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

皇冠体育app Myth - Farming Today reported that Defra is looking at ways to save money which could result in England鈥檚 National Parks being managed in a completely different way. This might include selling them off to generate income or privatising them, meaning that people would have to pay to use them.

皇冠体育app Truth - 聽皇冠体育appre is no intention to sell off our National Parks. Nearly all of England鈥檚 National Parks are on privately owned land which is not even ours to sell. 皇冠体育app new consultation, launched this week, will look at ways to improve how National Parks are managed to give local people more say in how they鈥檙e run.聽

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Published 11 November 2010