Written question asked by Barry Field (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 November 1996. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 November 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: If he will list the sites in the Solent and the lagoons that have been submitted to the European Commission for designation as special areas of conservation. - Including list and ref to 282 c1073-4W.

Answer: Mr. Barry Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the sites in the Solent and the lagoons that have been submitted to the European Commission for designation as special areas of conservation. [2565] Mr. Clappison: A third tranche of candidate special areas of conservation was forwarded to the European Commission on 14 October 1996; I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on Wednesday 16 October, Official Report, column 1073-74. As indicated in that reply, the Solent and Isle of Wight lagoons was one of the candidate sites. This site includes all or part of the following sites of special scientific interst: Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges; Gilkicker Lagoon; Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary; Langstone Harbour.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2565; 284 c598-9W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Environment protection EU action Nature conservation Special areas of conservation Solent