§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations he has had in 1996 with non-governmental groups on the protection of sites of special scientific interest. [4081]
§ Mr. ClappisonThere is effective dialogue across a range of environmental issues with non-governmental groups, but Ministers in my Department have not consulted them specifically in 1996 about the protection of sites of special scientific interest.