§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if the Scottish countryside premium scheme will take the value of the corncrake initiative into account; and if he will make a statement. [28197]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe content of the proposed countryside premium scheme has yet to be finalised following the consultation period which ended on 30 April. Our proposals include specific measures to encourage the protection of ground nesting birds, including corncrakes.
Funding for the countryside premium scheme is separate from any support given by Scottish Natural Heritage and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to their corncrake initiative.