Birds and Habitat Directives

HC Deb 05 February 2004 vol 417 cc1013-4W

Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress she is making in the application of the Birds and Habitat Directives to the UK's offshore waters. [152882]

Mr. Bradshaw

Consultation on draft Regulations to apply the Birds and Habitats Directives to the UK's offshore waters ended on 29 October 2003. Responses highlighted the complexity of transposing these Directives to the offshore area. We nevertheless hope to lay the Regulations in the summer.