Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the representations about the declaration of the Strangford Lough (ASSI) Part 3 were taken into consideration during the consultative period by(a) his Department and (b) the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland considered all representations and objections to the declaration of the Strangford Lough (part 3) area of special scientific interest before confirmation took place on 16 November 1989. At a meeting on 3 November 1989 the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside was given information regarding the representations and objections and took this into consideration before advising the Department of its support for the confirmation of the area of special scientific interest.