§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many sites of special scientific interest have been re-notified using the new procedures under the Wildlife and Countryside Act; and what percentage of the total sites to be notified this represents.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI am advised that, as at 1 November 1983, 496 sites of special scientific interest had been re-notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. This represents about 12 per cent. of the total number of sites to be re-notified.