§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what advice he has received from English Nature concerning the notification of the River Tweed as a candidate special area of conservation under the European Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; and if he intends to proceed to notification. [86868]
§ Mr. MacdonaldI have been asked to reply.
The Government have no plans to propose the River Tweed to the European Commission as a candidate Special Area of Conservation.
From 1 July 1999 the selection of Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.