§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will designate parts of Cardigan bay, the Bristol channel and St. George's channel as special areas of conservation under directive 92/43/EEC.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe list of sites which member states shall designate as special areas of conservation must be agreed with the Commission by 1998 and the site designation process must be completed by 2004.
The Government's scientific advisers are preparing their recommendations for the United Kingdom's proposed special areas of conservation. It is therefore premature to comment on whether and when specific sites might be designated.