§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the sites under consideration for possible designation as marine nature reserves indicating which is the first to be designated and the likely date of designation.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonTwo potential marine nature reserves have been identified in Scotland by NCC using guidelines laid down in the joint NCC/NERC report entitled "Nature Conservation in the Marine Environment". These are Loch Sween in Argyll and St. Abbs in Berwickshire. Work on Loch Sween is more advanced and is about to enter the public consultation stage.