§ Sir Hector Monro asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to consult the Nature Conservancy Council on all relevant environmental and nature conservation matters before Her Majesty's Government come to a decision on the preferred route for a Channel fixed link; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldYes. The Government have consulted the Nature Conservancy Council on the relevant environmental and nature conservation matters in respect of the proposed Channel fixed link and will take its views into account in reaching a decision on which (if any) scheme is to be preferred.