§ 22. Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met the chairman of the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland to discuss environmentally sensitive areas.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy right hon. Friend has not met the chairman of the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland to discuss the environmentally sensitive areas scheme as such. He has, however, recently obtained the council's views on candidates for designation as new ESAs and these are currently being considered with officials of the council.