§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) whether, within the environmentally sensitive areas, the payments announced on 18 December 1986 will be available to voluntary conservation bodies for the management of land purchased with the help of grant aid from statutory conservation bodies;
(2) if, within environmentally sensitive areas, the payments announced on 18 December 1986 will be available to all landowners managing land for agricultural purposes, including voluntary conservation bodies.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Dr. David ClarkAsked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the Nature Conservancy Council is able to offer management agreement to 409W voluntary conservation bodies for land within environmentally sensitive areas purchased with the help of grant aid where it is designated as a site of special scientific interest.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have been asked to reply.
Yes, but the conditions on which such grant is made normally require the future management of the sites to be in the conservation interest. The question of management agreements does not therefore normally arise.