Sites of Special Scientific Interest

HC Deb 02 June 1998 vol 313 c184W

Mr. Randall

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many sites of special scientific interest there were in Northern Ireland on 1 March; and what was their total area in hectares. [42440]

Mr. Paul Murphy

In Northern Ireland, these sites are known as areas of special scientific interest. On 1 March 1998, there were 139 of them, covering 79,529 hectares.