§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions since 1982 in Scotland a potentially damaging operation to a site of special scientific interest has been carried out following the failure to reach a management agreement as set out in section 29 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroInformation on damage to sites of special scientific interest is contained in the annual reports of the former Nature Conservancy Council and the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland, copies of which are in the Library.