§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those sites of special scientific interest in Wales, and specify those which have been damaged or destroyed by pesticides since 1981.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThere are 561 sites of special scientific interest in Wales. I will write to the hon. Gentleman with details. The Nature Conservancy Council advise that no notified sites in Wales have been damaged or destroyed by pesticides since 1981.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the expenditure incurred, by county, in Wales on the the management of sites of special scientific interest during each year of operation of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe answer is as follows:
Expenditure under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 £ Dyfed 1984 577 Gwent 1984 200 Gwynedd 1983 750 1984 1150 Powys 1984 1160 In addition expenditure as a result of management agreements under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and the Countryside Act 1968 is as follows:
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£ Dyfedd 1981 810 1982 810 1983 810 1984 810 Gwynedd 1981 2143 1982 2143 1983 2143 1984 2143 Mid Glamorgan 1981 200 1982 200 1983 200
£ 1984 200 Powys 1981 841 1982 841 1983 841 1984 841 South Glamorgan 1981 86 1982 86 1983 86 1984 86
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, by count, each registered site of special scientific interest in Wales.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThere are 561 sites of special scientific interest in Wales. I shall write to the hon. Gentleman with the details.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those sites of special scientific interest in Wales which have been destroyed or damaged during each year of the operation of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe Nature Conservancy Council has identified seven such sites in Wales which have been damaged or destroyed since the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 came into force. I shall write to the hon. Gentleman with the details.