§ Lord Craigtonasked Her Majesty's Government: How much of the £8.3 million which the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland plan to spend on conservation-oriented projects in 1984 will be allocated to nature conservation; and how much of this money is to be spent on the Conservation Branch of the Department of the Environment.
Viscount LongIt is estimated that during 1983–84 the Conservation Branch of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland will spend approximately £1.8 million, of which approximately £385,000 will be spent on nature conservation.