§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what support will be provided to the long-term seabird monitoring programme on the Isle of May.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 4 July 1994]: The Institute for Terrestrial Ecology will carry out seabird monitoring on the Isle of May this year on behalf of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The value of the contract is £9,300. In addition, Scottish Natural Heritage, which owns and manages the island as a national nature reserve, carries out its own monitoring work on the island and has commissioned further monitoring projects to the value of £7,500. Decisions on monitoring projects in future years are matters for Scottish Natural Heritage and the JNCC.