§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on progress achieved in the survey of alternative feeding grounds for wading birds on the Caldicot levels, being undertaken for the Cardiff Bay development corporation; and what provisions he has made of compulsory purchase powers for land assembly.
§ Mr. David HuntThe current feasibility study into alternative mitigation measures for birds is in line with the advice of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Countryside Council for Wales. The study is examining the creation of a variety of wetland habitats. The consultants carrying out the study have made an interim presentation and will be making their final report154W later this year. Cardiff Bay Development Corporation commissioned the study jointly with the Land Authority for Wales. I have made no special provisions for compulsory purchase powers, though the land authority has such powers itself.