§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to be able to make a statement about the land use strategy which the Nature Conservancy Council has proposed for the Somerset wetlands.
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to be able to make a statement about the land use strategy which the Nature Conservancy Council has proposed for the Somerset wetlands.
§ Mr. MarksI have been asked to reply also to the second question.
No land-use strategy has been proposed for the Somerset Wetlands by the Nature Conservancy Council, although the report"The Somerset Wetlands Project ", published in April 1977, proposed that such a strategy should be prepared.
I can add little to the replies from my right hon. Friend the Minister of State and my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 4 December. The issues are complex and will take time to resolve. They are being actively examined, and I intend to visit the areas soon to acquaint myself with the problems at first hand.—[Vol. 959, c. 543 and 547.]