§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the draft list of areas of special conservation and protection required under the EC habitats directive will be announced; what the length of the consultation period will be; on what date the draft list is due to be submitted to the European Commission; and if the consultation process can be extended beyond that date. [16925]
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 28 March 1995]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on behalf of the UK Environment Ministers will be making a statement to the House on these matters very shortly.