§ Mr. Peter Lloydasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the organisations which attended the meeting held at the Nature Conservancy Council on 26 April to discuss the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Wildlife and Natural Habitats; and if he will publish the views expressed and advice given by these organisations at this convention, together with the views of any other organisations or individuals who have made representations on the draft convention.
§ Mr. MonroRepresentatives of the following organisations attended the meeting held at the Nature Conservancy 303W Council on 26 April 1979 to discuss the Council of Europe's Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats: the British Bird Fanciers Council, the British Falconers' Club, British Field Sports Society, British Herpetological Society, the British Trust for Ornithology, the Committee for Environmental Conservation, the Friends of The Earth, the Care Conservancy, the International Council for Bird Preservation (British Section), the Mammal Society, the National Farmers' Union, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Society for the Promotion of Nature Conservation, the Wildfowl Trust, the International Wildfowl Research Bureau and the Wild-fowlers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland. Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of the Environment attended the meeting as observers.
I am making arrangements for the minutes of the meeting to be available in the Library of the House and for a copy to be sent to my hon. Friend together with related correspondence. No views of substance have been received from other organisations or individuals.