§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the priority areas for the commissioning of research work by the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland as identified by the Science Research and Development Board.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe commissioning of research work by the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland is a matter for the body itself.
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the membership of the science research and development board for the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland, and their research experience.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe membership of the science research and development board for the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland is decided by the council. The present members, together with their research experience, are listed in the table.
- Professor George M. Dunnet—Zoologist
- Professor John A. Raven—Biological sciences
Terrestrial and life sciences
- Dr. Douglas Malcolm—Woodlands/forestry
- Professor Paul Racey—Vertebrate ecology
- Mr. Mark Young—Invertebrates
- Dr. John Miles—Upland ecology
- Professor Robert Crawford—Plant ecology/taxonomy
- Dr. Patricia Monaghan—Ornithology
Marine and freshwater sciences
- Professor Alasdair McIntyre—Marine science
- Dr. Peter Maitland—Freshwater ecology
Earth Sciences
- Profesor Geoffrey Boulton—Geology and geophysics
- Professor David Sugden—Geomorphology
Landuse, survey and data management
- Professor Jeff T. Maxwell—Agriculture/landuse/soils
- Dr. Donald Davidson—Monitoring/survey/remote sensing
- Professor R. Cormack—Data handling/statistics
- Ms. Caroline Wickham-Jones—Archaeology