HL Deb 08 July 1985 vol 466 c120WA
Baroness Nicol

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much the Nature Conservancy Council will spend in 1985–86 in the following fields:

  1. (1) marine conservation;
  2. (2) assisting the purchase of SSSI land by voluntary bodies;
  3. (3) studying the effects of "acid rain"; and
  4. (4) monitoring changes to the landscape and wildlife habitats in the wider countryside.

Lord Skelmersdale

The Nature Conservancy Council's proposed expenditure in 1985–86 is as follows:

£000
(1) Marine conservation 157.5
(2) Grants to voluntary bodies for the purchase of SSSIs 900.0
(3) Studying the effect of "acid deposition" 42.0
(4) Monitoring changes to wildlife habitat in the wider countryside 66.7