Written question asked by Barry Field (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 April 1996. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 April 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: If the Biodiversity Project announced at the Darwin Initiative Seminar will include a study of the dog whelk.

Answer: Mr. Barry Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if the biodiversity project announced at the Darwin initiative seminar will include a study of the dog whelk.[24936] Mr. Clappison: None of the 34 Darwin initiative projects announced at last month's seminar to help developing countries protect biodiversity include such a study. "Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report," published in December 1995, recommends that the dog whelk should be among 1,253 species whose conservation status should be monitored. The Government expect to publish their response to the report in the late spring of 1996.

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