HC Deb 01 July 2003 vol 408 c187W
John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Lewes of 1 May 2003,Official Report, column 461W, on the Darwin Mounds, when the consultation on the legislation to apply the Habitats Directive to offshore areas will begin. [121648]

Mr. Bradshaw

Preparations are under way for a full public consultation to begin in July, with a view to regulations being laid before Parliament during the autumn.