§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations he has had with the Countryside Councils for Wales, Scotland and Northern 441W Ireland and English Nature with respect to an agreed management plan United Kingdom-wide for the protection of the habitats of the redshank and dunlin; and if he will supply such a plan to the Environment Commissioner of the European Union.
§ Mr. Atkins[holding answer 29 April 1994]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 25 April, Official Report, column 39.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 25 April,Official Report, columns 40–1, if he will list those organisations which favoured the changes to the bird registration system he has now proposed.
§ Mr. Atkins[holding answer 29 April 1994]: The following organisations fully or partly supported the proposed changes:
- Avian Incubation Research
- The Game Conservancy Trust
- Brent Lodge Bird and Wildlife Trust
- Hertfordshire Environmental Records Centre
- Birmingham City Council
- Wold Austringers' and Falconry Centre
- BCM Environmental Services Ltd
- The Hawk Board
- TRAFFIC International
- British Federation of Bird Importers
- New Forest Falconry Club
- Hawk and Owl Trust
- Bird Aid and Wildlife Rescue
- Association of Chief Police Officers
- National Association of Private Animal Keepers
- Raptor Breeders Association
- London Borough of Croydon
- Royal County of Berkshire
- London Borough of Hounslow
- The Borough of Oswestry
- International Wild Waterfowl Association
- Kilmarnock and Loudon District Council
- Reading Borough Council
In earlier consultations, the following organisations had also supported the deregistration proposals:
- British School of Falconry
- National Council for Aviculture
- British Waterfowl Association