§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many sites if special scientific interest have been denotified in each year since 1981; what was the total hectarage involved in each year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryThe information is not available in the form requested. Since 1981. the total area of land de-notified in England, primarily as the result of boundary amendments to existing SSSIs is 12,699.8 hectares involving 440 SSSIs.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many sites of special scientific interest were visited under the site integrity monitoring programme for the latest 12-month period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryIn England, 1,597 SSSIs were visited in the period from 1 April to 31 December 1991. The aim is for all SSSIs to be covered by site integrity monitoring, with a visit to each site at least every three years.