§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has in relation to his consultation paper on deer legislation ill Scotland dated December 1991; and what plans he has to deal with responses to this paper.
§ Mr. LangThere were some 80 responses to the consultation on deer legislation in Scotland. These are now receiving careful consideration and follow-up meetings have been held, at official level, with a number of respondents. I shall reach a view on how best to take matters forward once I have completed a full assessment of the many wide-ranging views expressed.