§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many occasions since 1982 in England 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.
§ Mr. AtkinsI assume the hon. Member requests details of damage occurring to sites of special scientific interest —including those sites subject to a nature conservation order—after notice of a potentially damaging operation has been given by owners and occupiers. I regret that such information is not available in this form, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information on damage to SSSIs and proposed SSSIs generally is contained in the annual reports of English Nature and of the former Nature Conservancy Council, copies of which are in the Library.