§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will revise PPG17, sport and recreation, in order to take PPG9 and the European habitats directive into account; and if he will make a statement. [40415]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordPPG9 on Nature Conservation gives guidance on planning and nature conservation, including advice on the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, which transpose into domestic law the requirements of the EC directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Although we see no need to revise PPG17 in this connection, we intend shortly to commission research into its effectiveness.