§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total number of(a) lump sum and (b) annual management agreements concluded between the Nature Conservancy Council and owners and occupiers of the area known as the Somerset Levels and Moors, the area of land involved and the total cost of agreements to the end of January 1989in 1989 prices.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 26 April 1989]: I am advised by the Nature Conservancy Council that 184 agreements have been concluded with owners and 136W occupiers of the Somerset Levels and Moors, covering an area of 1,968 hectares. These provide for annual payments totalling £281,685 per annum, as at January 1989.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those areas in the Somerset Levels and Moors which have been notified as sites of special scientific interest, indicating(a) where the Nature Conservancy Council owns land, and (b) the number of management agreements reached with owners and occupiers of each area so notified.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 26 April 1989]: The information requested is as follows:
SSSI Name Number of Agreements West Sedgemoor1 24 Tealham and Tadham Moors1 35 Southlake Moor1 18 Moorlinch1 11 King's Sedgemoor 43 Wet Moor 5 West Moor 4 Westhay Moor1 1 Catcott, Edington and Chilton Moors1 31 North Moor 11 Shapwick Heath1 1 Sharpham Moor Plot — Street Heath — 184 1 Includes land owned by NCC