§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will take special measures to protect unimproved flower meadows such as that at West Mersea, Essex; and what information he has as to the acreage of meadows similar to that at West Mersea now left in Essex.
§ Mrs. RumboldI am satisfied that existing arrangements for notifying and protecting sites of special scientific interest, and for making nature conservation orders where appropriate, are adequate.
341WI am advised by the Nature Conservancy Council that there are approximately 52.6 hectares—130 acres—of grassland in Essex of the type found at the West Mersea site.