HC Deb 22 November 1995 vol 267 c115W
Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much public money he estimates will be spent in total to prevent the destruction of Boulsbury wood: who will receive most of the money; and what assessment he has made of the value for money of such expenditure. [374]

Mr. Clappison

A management agreement is a commercial arrangement between the nature conservation bodies and the recipient. The financial guidelines make it clear that details of such arrangements cannot be released. The National Audit Office report "Protecting and Managing SSSIs" concluded that agreements reached with English Nature complied with the financial guidelines.

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