§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many road development plans currently mentioned within local authority structural plans in Wales threaten special protection areas and Ramsar sites; and if he will list the proposed developments and the sites involved;
(2) if he will list the local authority development plans which currently pose (a) one and (b) two or more threats to Ramsar sites and special protection areas in Wales; and if he will list the sites affected.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe only proposal in a county structure plan in Wales which crosses part of a designated special protection area, which is also a Ramsar site, is the Shotton to Connah's Quay bypass, a non-trunk road scheme on the A548, identified in the approved Clwyd structure plan. This will involve a new crossing of the Dee estuary. There are no proposals in approved local plans in Wales for development on areas within a designated special protection area or Ramsar site.