§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, now that the European otter has been added to the 1st Schedule of the Washington Convention on Endangered Species, he will see that it receives similar protection in the United Kingdom by adding its name to the Schedule in the Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act 1975.
§ Mr. MarksAs my right hon. Friend informed the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Hooson) on 29th July—[Vol. 916, c.407]—the Nature Conservancy Council is currently assessing all available evidence on the status of the otter in Britain. No doubt it will take into account the evidence presented to the recent conference on the Washington Convention.