§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the total amount of funding granted to national nature reserves by his Department in each of the last five years.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsPrior to 1 April 1991, this was the responsibility of the Nature Conservancy Council and the information could be obtained only at disproportionate costs. Funding made available by the Countryside Council for Wales for National Nature Reserves in 1991–92 was as follows:
1991–92 £ Acquisition costs 820,393 Management costs 1,032,097 Totals 1,852,490 These figures include expenditure on marine nature reserves.