§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he plans to have with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds over Schedule 5 of the Scotland Bill. [23307]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answers 16 January 1998]: My noble Friend the Minister with responsibility for agriculture, the environment and fisheries in Scotland held a seminar, on devolution and sustainable development, on 3 November at which the RSPB was represented at senior level, to give a range of public and non-government bodies an opportunity to consider a wide range of devolution issues with Ministers. No further discussions are currently arranged.