§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what meetings are required between the Countryside Commission for Wales and individual landowners to agree(a) areas and (b) patterns of burning each year under the management agreement on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest; and if he will make a statement; [4834]
- (2) how many holdings on the Berwyn mountains in north Wales have concluded section 15 management agreements with the Countryside Commission for Wales; what is (a) the total acreage and (b) the aggregated cost of these agreements for the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [4838]
- (3) how many landowners subject to section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest are required to record the numbers and distribution of animals and birds on the areas under agreement; what annual reports are required; how many reports have been received; and if he will make a statement; [4836]
- (4) how many section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest require owners to control foxes, carrion crows or magpies; and if he will make a statement; [4840]
- (5) under how many section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest, the shooting of black grouse is specifically excluded; and if he will make a statement; [4821]
- (6) how many meetings took place between Countryside Commission for Wales staff and landowners on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest to agree burning patterns in (a) 1993, (b) 1994 and (c) 1995; and if he will make a statement; [4833]
- (7) what prescriptions for the burning of heather have been set under section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest; on how many holdings such prescriptions have been set; and if he will make a statement; [4835]
- (8) if landowners subject to section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest are required to submit annual returns on the numbers of pest species controlled; and if he will make a statement; [4839]
- (9) how many (a) foxes, (b) carrion crows and (c) magpies have been controlled under the requirements of section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest; and if he will make a statement. [4837]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe negotiation, implementation and monitoring of management agreements for the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest under section 15 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the responsibility of the Countryside Council for Wales. I have asked the chief executive, Mr. Paul Loveluck, to arrange for a reply, and for a copy of his letter to be placed in the Library of the House.