§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the environmental protection measures he has taken in respect of the River Dee estuary. [17533]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe River Dee estuary has been classified as a special protection area under the EC wild birds directive in recognition of its internationally278W important populations of wintering and passage wildfowl, and designated as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar convention.