Written question asked by Nick Ainger (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 March 1997. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Friday, 21 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

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Dept of the Environment

Question

If he will place in the Library a copy of the results so far of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee's Marine Nature Conservation Review and what proportion of the British coast is due to be assessed by the time the review ends in March 1998; what steps his Department will take to ensure that the rest of the British coast will be assessed for its marine nature conservation importance; and which marine regions of Great Britain have been assessed for their marine nature conservation importance by the review. - Inc fact that two review publications the rationale and methods volume and the first of the regional reports series, MNCR sector 6: inlets in eastern England are in Library and that list of 160 limited circulation reports will be placed in the Library (Dep/3 4868).

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

292 c925-6W; 21579;21580;21581

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Coastal areas Joint Nature Conservation Committee Nature conservation Seas and oceans Nature reserves