§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state which sites he intends next to designate as special protection areas under EC directive 79/409 on the conservation of wild birds, and which sites he intends to so designate before 1 December.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 8 November 1991]: Consultations are taking place about the designation of eight special protection areas at present. It is not possible to say which site will be designated first or to give dates for possible designation.