§ 27. Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what further plans he has for improving nature conservation in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Environmental Protection Bill now before Parliament provides, inter alia, for the establishment of a Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland. We propose to establish, by subsequent legislation, a natural heritage agency which will merge the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland with the Countryside Commission for Scotland. This will ensure a co-ordinated, integrated and sensitive approach to nature conservation and countryside issues in Scotland.