§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, in view of 468W the recently reported further decline in the numbers of otters in England and Wales, what further steps he proposes taking to reverse this process, such as the provision of otter conservation areas.
§ Mr. MonroI am considering the report "Otters 1979 ". In the meantime I welcome, of course, voluntary efforts to establish otter conservation areas.