§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the number of management agreements that have been entered into under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in Wales where payments have been in each band of £10,000 up to £60,000 or £60,000 and over; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how much has been spent on management agreements in Wales under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for sites of special scientific interest in each year since the Act came into force; if for each year he will give the number of agreements, the hectarages involved, and what the threats of damage were; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsManagement agreements are negotiated with owners and occupiers of SSSI under the terms of the Countryside Act 1968. Information in the format requested is not available centrally.
However, prior to the establishment of the Countryside Council for Wales in April 1991 the Nature Conservancy Council gave details in its annual reports of all management agreements in Wales. Since then the Countryside Council has continued to report such information in its annual reports. Copies of the reports are in the Library of the House.