HL Deb 06 April 1998 vol 588 c75WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What techniques of environmental costs-benefit analysis are used by government departments and by the water companies to assess the values of sites of special scientific interest. [HL1283]

Baroness Hayman

In February 1998, the Environment Agency issued to water companies a document entitledThe Environmental Costs and Benefits of Water Resources—A Preliminary Methodology. Values to be assigned to sites of special scientific interest are considered in this methodology.

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