§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, by region and county, the sites designated as of special scientific interest, and the area of each, up to(a) 1979 and (b) 1987 in England.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe information is not readily available in the form requested and could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost. I am arranging, however, to send the hon. Member, and place in the Library, lists of SSSIs in England as at 31 December 1987 showing the site area, whether the site had been notified under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and those subsequently denotified.