§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish the advice that the Nature Conservancy Council submitted on the recent granting of a sea-bed lease for the purpose of salmon farming at Sian bay, Sutherland; whether the applicant submitted an assessment of the likely environmental impact of the salmon farm; and if he will publish the names of all those conservation or environmental organisations which objected to the proposal.
§ Mr. Lawson[holding answer 20 July 1989.]: I have been asked to reply.
The Crown Estate does not publish submissions made on applications for sea-bed leases. Such submissions may, of course, be obtained from the parties concerned. The scale of the development at Sian bay was below the level requiring an environmental impact assessment. Submissions were received from the Nature Conservancy Council, the Countryside Commission for Scotland and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.