§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a list of the bodies which have expressed themselves to his Department(a) in favour and (b) against the proposal to create three separate Nature Conservancy Councils, as referred to in the letter to the hon. Member for Linlithgow from the Minister of State at his Department, dated 31 October.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Scottish Development Department consultation paper "Scotland's Natural Heritage" invited comments on the proposals to merge the Countryside Commission for Scotland (CCS) with a new Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland (NCCS) to form a single natural heritage agency for Scotland. Although not specifically invited to do so, some respondents commented on the Government's decision to create three separate NCCs but it is not possible to give a breakdown of these in the manner requested. My right hon. and learned Friend hopes to announce the outcome of the consultation exercise soon.