HC Deb 17 March 1995 vol 256 c771W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which members of staff of the Countryside Council for Wales given early retirement are subsequently being offered remunerated membership of the council.

Mr. Redwood

None.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when the Countryside Council for Wales will publish its 1995–96 corporate strategy.

Mr. Redwood

The Countryside Council for Wales does not publish a corporate strategy. Each year it prepares a corporate plan and submits it to the Welsh Office as part of the public expenditure review. The document is not published. The council publishes its annual report each autumn.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what funds from its 1995–96 budget, the Countryside Council for Wales has allocated for new management agreements; and if he will make a statement about the effectiveness of management agreements for sites of special scientific interest protection.

Mr. Redwood

The Countryside Council for Wales has 433 management agreements and I believe it is one of a number of effective protection mechanisms. The council has allocated sufficient funds to maintain the existing agreements but not for new management agreements in 1995–96.