§ Mr. SternTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next intends to announce the designation of an area either as a site under the Ramsar convention on the conservation of wetlands of international importance or as a special protection area under EC directive 79/409 on the conservation of wild birds, or both.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe next classification of a site will be announced as soon as the necessary consultations have been completed.