§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the proportion of heather moorland which has been lost in the last 30 years.
§ Mr. TrippierMy Department's estimate of heather cover in England and Wales indicates that between 1947 and 1980 heather cover decreased by 20 per cent. We shall have information on losses over the past decade when the results of the "Countryside Survey 1990" have been analysed.