HC Deb 23 April 1990 vol 171 c8W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many sites of special scientific interest have been(a) denotified and (b) damaged for each year since 1981; and what percentage for each year is related to (i) road building, (ii) forestry, (iii) farming activities, (iv) landfill operations and (v) other reasons.

Mr. Trippier

The information is not available in the form requested. Since I April 1984, information on the numbers of SSSIs damaged is set out in the Nature Conservancy Council's annual reports, copies of which are in the Library.