§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by region and district, the sites designated as of special scientific interest, and the area of each, up to(a) 1979 and (b) 1987 in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is not available in the form requested. I shall however write to the hon. Member giving a list by region of all sites of special scientific interest at 31 December 1987. The list will348W show the area of each site and whether the site had been notified under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by November 1981. I shall also send a list, by region, of sites of special scientific interest which had been notified by 30 November 1981, but which have subsequently been denotified. Copies of these lists will be placed in the Library of the House.