§ 23. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many management agreements have been made with private land owners since the coming into force of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneUnder section 39 of the 1981 Act management agreements can be entered into by a wide range of local authorities and the Nature Conservancy Council has similar powers under other legislation. Therefore we do not monitor the use of these powers generally.