§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to extend the protection and designation of environmentally sensitive areas to less favoured areas.
§ Mr. CurryEnvironmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) have already been designated in four parts of the English less favoured areas: the north Peak, Pennine dales, Shropshire borders (Clun) and west Penwith. In January of next year we plan to launch new ESAs in the less favoured areas of Exmoor, the Lake district and south west Peak. We also plan to hold consultations on further new ESAs for Dartmoor and the Shropshire hills, which we hope to introduce in the following winter.