§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which public, voluntary and private sector interests he and his officials have met in order to discuss their responses to the Government's 1991 consultation paper on red deer legislation; when such meetings took place; and what conclusions were drawn from the exercise.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 12 February 1993]: During 1992 my officials held meetings with representatives of the Association of Deer Management Groups, the British Deer Society, the Forestry Commission, the Red Deer Commission, the Scottish Landowners' Federation, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Wildlife and Countryside Link and the World Wide Fund for Nature to discuss the review of deer legislation in the light of the responses to the consultation paper. I have also had subsequent discussions with the chairman of the Red Deer Commission. In the light of these meetings, and after scrutiny of all responses to the consultation paper, I announced on 21 December 1992 that I had asked the Red Deer Commission to give further consideration to the key points arising from the consultation exercise with a view to making detailed recommendations for possible legislative changes.
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§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 12 February 1993]: The information requested is as follows: