Habitats and Species Directive (Hansard, 18 January 1994)

HC Deb 18 January 1994 vol 235 c565W 565W

§ Mr. Denham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the dates of the meetings planned by his Department with the statutory nature conservation advisers Scottish National Heritage, the Countryside Council for Walks and English Nature on the subject of the transposition of the EC habitats and species directive; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Atkins
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) by my hon. Friend the then Minister for the Environment and Countryside, on 16 December 1993,Official Report, column 821.