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To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) national nature reserves, (2) marine conservation zones, (3) special protection areas, and (4) Ramsar sites, are in a favourable condition in each county in England.

Asked by

Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2026

Reference

HL13530

House

House of Lords

Environment Protection: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed changes to the Habitats Regulations on the Government’s ability to comply with its international obligations under the (a) Bern Convention and (b) Ramsar Convention.

Asked by

Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 July 2022

Reference

35893

House

House of Commons

Written question

What steps they have taken to address the deterioration in the ecological condition of the Ouse Washes Special Protection Area ramsar site since it was placed on the Montreux record of sites undergoing adverse ecological change in October 2000. [HL 1186].

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

670 c78-9WA; HL 1186

House

House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what types of birds and what size of population are supported in the bird reserve in Seaforth Docks; and if she will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 June 2003

Reference

116610; 406 c417-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of an airport at Cliffe for sites designated under (a) the EU Birds Directive and (b) the EU Habitats Directive; and if she will make a statement. - (Holding answer...

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 April 2003

Reference

108435; 403 c433-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage a reversal in the decline of the number of wet birds, (b) ensure refuges for wintering birds, (c) safeguard resting places for migrating birds travelling north and south and (d)...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 March 2003

For answer on

12 March 2003

Answered on

12 March 2003

Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to (a) encourage a reversal in the decline of the number of wet birds, (b) ensure refuges for wintering birds, (c) safeguard resting places for migrating birds travelling north and south and (d) reverse the decline in rare water plants; and if she will make a statement. [101874] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 10 March 2003]: The information is as follows: (a) Analysis of Wetland Bird Survey count data for 32 wetland bird species by the British Trust for Ornithology shows that for all 32 species, population trends had either increased or stabilised for the five winters to 1999-2000. Therefore, in the non-breeding season at least, these birds are not suffering decline in Great Britain. This is evidence of the effectiveness of the UK network of 243 Special Protection Areas (SPA) classified under the EC Wild Birds Directive; the UK series of 144 Ramsar sites; and the many Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, for their wetland bird interests. (b) and (c) A high proportion, in some cases all, of the national and international populations of wintering and migrating wetland birds utilise the protected sites of the UK SPA network. In winter it holds an average of over 2,186,000 non-breeding waterbirds. The habitat protection provided for these birds is a major contribution to their international conservation. Many of the same sites are additionally designated as Ramsar sites and all (on land in England and the great majority elsewhere) are notified as SSSIs. (d) The principal form of protection for rare plants is through the designation of their habitat--either as Special Areas of Conservation under the Habitats Directive, as Ramsar sites, or as SSSI. The Government Biodiversity Action Plan has identified a number of water plants for priority action. A programme of active management for these species and those listed in the 1992 Directive is being funded, mainly through English Nature's Species Recovery Programmes. Results for some species, such as floating water plantain, are very encouraging.

Date

12 March 2003

Reference

101874; 401 c261-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to protect Suffolk environmentally sensitive areas from flooding due to bad weather.

Asked by

Lord Deben (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 November 2001

Reference

375 c431W;375 c433W; 15833

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a water bill, including provision to protect wetland habitats, will be introduced; and if she will make a statement; what recent discussions she has had with the RSPB on the future of wetlands. - (Holding answer 20...

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 October 2001

Reference

372 c1088W;372 c1089W; 5465;5467

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will publish further guidance on the protection of sites listed as wetlands of international importance under the RAMSAR Convention. - Inc text of Ramsar sites in England - A policy statement.

Asked by

Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 November 2000

For answer on

13 November 2000

Answered on

13 November 2000

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish further guidance on the protection of sites listed as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. [138408] Mr. Meacher: The Government are fully committed to meeting their obligations under the Ramsar Convention. We believe that wetland sites listed under the Convention should be accorded the highest level of protection available. The comprehensive policy statement I have published today on the protection and management of Ramsar sites in England places Ramsar sites on the same footing as sites designated as part of the European Union's Natura 2000 network and gives clear guidance to local planning authorities and other public bodies on how that protection should be delivered Ramsar sites in England--A policy statement Introduction 1. The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the `Ramsar Convention'), signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources by national action and international co-operation as a contribution to achieving sustainable development throughout the world. In May 2000 there were 121 Contracting Parties to the Convention. The UK ratified the Convention in 1976. The UK Government is fully committed to effective implementation of the Convention. 2. One of the main means by which the Ramsar Convention seeks to conserve wetlands and wetland interests is through the listing of sites on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. In May 2000 there were 1,027 wetland sites covering over 78 million hectares on the Ramsar List. At that time the UK had listed 157 sites covering almost 738,000 hectares. 3. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the Government's statutory adviser on international conservation matters, is currently carrying out a review of the UK Ramsar site list, taking account of the Convention's Resolution VII.11 (Strategic Framework and Guidelines for the Future Development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance of the Convention on Wetlands). It is the Government's intention to publish a revised site list before the 8{th} Conference of Contracting Parties (COP) in 2002 and to designate any new sites which meet the selection criteria by COP9 in 2005. This will contribute towards the Ramsar Convention's own target of 2000 listed sites globally by 2005. 4. This statement sets out the Government's policies for the protection and management of Ramsar sites in England of which there were 75 covering over 361,000 hectares at the end of May 2000. Matters relating to the management and protection of Ramsar sites in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland fall to the devolved administrations of those countries. Ramsar sites in England--the current position Ramsar sites in England--the current position 5. All terrestrial areas included within listed Ramsar sites in England are currently Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and it is the Government's firm intention that this will continue to be the case. As such they are subject to the same arrangements as for other SSSIs notified by English Nature. The Countryside and Rights of Way Bill currently before Parliament will substantially enhance the protection available to SSSIs and to make it easier for English Nature to create the conditions for their conservation interests to be managed positively. As such the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill changes will make a very substantial contribution to meeting the Government's obligations under the Convention. 6. Paragraph C7 of the current Planning Policy Guidance on Nature Conservation (PPG9) published in 1994 extends the same protection at a policy level to listed Ramsar sites in respect of new development as that afforded to sites which have been designated under the Birds and Habitats Directives as part of the EU Natura 2000 network.Wetlands 7. Article 6 of the Habitats Directive (as transposed into UK law through the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 as amended otherwise referred to as `the Habitats Regulations') requires that any new development proposal likely to have a significant impact on a Natura 2000 site is assessed for its implications on that site in view of the site's conservation objectives. If that assessment concludes that the project would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the site it can only proceed, in the absence of alternatives, in the overriding public interest. In addition, compensatory measures must be taken to maintain the coherence of the Natura 2000 network. The Government's Outline Position Statement on the Birds and Habitats Directive published in May 1998 (otherwise referred to ask the Government Statement) gave further guidance on the application of Article 6. 8. It is the Government's intention to bring forward revised Planning Policy Guidance on Nature Conservation once the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill has completed its passage through Parliament. It will continue to apply as a matter of policy substantially the same framework to listed Ramsar sites as to Natura 2000 sites. Paragraphs 15-27 of this policy statement draw attention to, and provide further guidance on, how that framework will be applied to Ramsar sites. Relationship to Natura 2000 9. In May 2000 there were 79 Special Protection Areas (SPAs) classified under the Birds Directive and 148 candidate Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) under the Habitats Directive covering almost 990,000 hectares in England. The Government has recently initiated consultation on substantial additions to its list of candidate SACs which will increase the proportion of SSSIs in the Natura 2000 network to around 75 per cent. by area. 10. Of the 75 English Ramsar sites at the end of May 2000, only 6 were completely outside the Natura 2000 network of sites. The remaining 69 were either coincident with or substantially overlapping SPAs or candidate SACs. The Government does not envisage that the proportion of Ramsar sites outside the Natura 2000 network is likely to change substantially in the light of planned revisions to both site networks. Management issues 11. English Nature, the Government's statutory adviser on nature conservation matters in England, is charged with ensuring promotion of the conservation and wise use of all Ramsar sites through management and various other measures. In May 2000, 70 per cent. of Ramsar sites were in favourable or improving condition. English Nature's objective is to increase this to 75 per cent. by 2002, to 80 per cent. by 2004, and to exceed 95 per cent. by 2010. 12. Resolution V.7 adopted by the Ramsar Convention in 1993 requires that all Ramsar sites should have a management plan. All areas included within English Ramsar sites have some type of management plan incorporating conservation objectives for the Ramsar interests. Where the management plan for a site covers more than one designation, English Nature has been asked to ensure that plans adequately cover the Ramsar interests especially where these may be broader than Natura 2000 interests. They have also been asked to ensure that plans are consistent with the international best practice guidance contained in the Ramsar Toolkit (see paragraph 29). 13. All statutory bodies involved in funding conservation, both on designated sites and in the wider countryside, are encouraged to develop and use schemes to support the positive management of Ramsar sites and their interests. Countryside and Rights of Way Bill 14. The Bill places a new duty on the Secretary of State to notify the statutory nature conservation agencies of Ramsar designations in England and Wales and, in turn, on the agencies to inform owners and occupiers and other specified bodies. This duty will bring the notification procedures for Ramsar sites in line with those for sites designated as SSSI, SAC and SPA. Planning policies 15. Most new development proposals likely to affect a Ramsar site will require an Environmental Impact Assessment under the Town and Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988 as amended. In applying the provisions of the Habitats Regulations to Ramsar sites, PPG9 requires that all development proposals likely to have a significant effect on such a site shall be subject to an `appropriate assessment' of the implications for the site in view of that site's conservation objectives. This includes any proposal which a statutory body or `competent authority' proposes to undertake itself. In carrying out an assessment the competent authority is required to consult English Nature and have regard to any representations made. In order to fully meet that policy obligation, the authority will need to ensure that its assessment takes into account the full range of Ramsar interests for which the site has been designated and their vulnerabilities to any effects of the proposed development. 16. Competent authorities are required by the Habitats Regulations to undertake an appropriate assessment of any plan or project likely to have a significant effect on a Natura 2000 site. Where Ramsar sites are coincident with or overlap Natura 2000 sites, authorities also need to ensure that their assessment takes fully into account the Ramsar interests on the site and any additional vulnerabilities that they may have to the effects of the proposal in order to fulfil their policy obligations under PPG9. 17. Wetland sites are some of the most fragile and vulnerable sites in the SSSI series, often subject to hydrological or other changes which occur both on and off site. Assessments need to take particular care to consider indirect effects as well as direct effects of proposals and the cumulative effects of piecemeal development. Special considerations 18. The Government Statement of May 1998 on the Birds and Habitats Directives gave extensive guidance on the application of Article 6 of the Habitats Directive and relevant factors to be weighed when making judgments about overriding public interest. In reaching decisions on Ramsar sites, it will be necessary to take into account the wording of Article 4 of the Ramsar Convention which allows a Contracting Party to delete or restrict the boundaries of sites `in its urgent national interest'. 19. The general principles expounded in paragraphs 8 to 11 of the Statement on the Birds and Habitats Directives should be followed when applying the provisions of PPG9 to listed Ramsar sites. The Government's view is that a development proposal does not necessarily have to be of national significance in its own right to meet the requirements set out in Article 4 of the Convention. Any benefits arising from the proposal must, however, demonstrably outweigh the acknowledged international conservation value of the site. Projects of limited regional or local significance are thus unlikely to meet this test. 20. Article 4 of the Ramsar Convention requires Contracting Parties which delete sites or restrict site boundaries to provide compensatory measures for the loss of conservation interests. It is the Government's view that compensatory measures should provide, as a minimum, no net loss to the overall value of the national Ramsar site series either by way of quality or area. It is the Government's view that the principles expounded in paragraph 11 of the Government Statement on the Birds and Habitats Directives should also apply when it comes to compensatory measures for lost Ramsar interests, namely there must be a reasonable expectation that any such measures involving habitat recreation or restoration will be successful and that any such measures will be delivered within a timescale which secures the continuing nature conservation interests of any species present. The Government expects that a suitable package of compensatory measures will normally be a condition of any consent given and that wherever possible the developer will bear the cost of any such measures under the polluter pays principle. Other development and consent regimes 21. Ramsar sites are potentially vulnerable to developments regulated by regimes other than the development control framework. For example, the Environment Agency regulates a wide range of waste management, discharge and water abstraction activities. Ministers expect that those, including the Government itself, who have responsibility for such regimes should follow the policy approach advocated in PPG9 in respect of developments likely to have significant impacts on listed Ramsar sites. Reviews of consents 22. Regulation 50 of the Habitats Regulations as amended requires the review of extant (i.e. unimplemented or partially implemented) consents on Natura 2000 sites. There are no such provisions for Ramsar sites and it has, to date, been the major difference between the two. 23. For the overwhelming majority of Ramsar sites, reviews of consents on Natura 2000 sites under the Regulation 50 provisions will normally be sufficient to ensure the Ramsar interests are adequately protected. 24. Local planning authorities are expected to extend the scope of their appropriate assessments when carrying out Regulation 50 reviews on Natura 2000 sites to consider the effects on coincident or overlapping Ramsar sites. Where the planning authority reaches the conclusion that there would be no adverse effect on the integrity of the Natura 2000 site from allowing the consent to proceed but there would be an adverse effect on integrity on the Ramsar site, it should consider whether to issue a modification or revocation order using powers available under Section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. In cases where the authority considers modification or revocation is warranted, the Government will consider reimbursing local authorities where the costs were high, where the action taken was no more than necessary to remove the risk to the site and less costly alternatives have been fully explored. 25. Local planning authorities are expected to adopt a similar approach where listed Ramsar sites are not within the Natura 2000 network by carrying out an appropriate assessment analogous to that required by Regulation 50 and by issuing modification or revocation orders under Section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, at the earliest opportunity following the listing of a Ramsar site. Where the integrity of a Ramsar site would be adversely affected by the full implementation of an extant consent and modification or revocation of the consent is warranted, the Government will again consider reimbursing local authorities where the costs were high, where the action taken was no more than necessary to remove the risk to the site and less costly alternatives have been fully explored. 26. The Government expect competent authorities, other than planning authorities, to use whatever review powers are available within the regimes they administer to address any potential adverse effects on the integrity of listed Ramsar sites from extant consents by adopting a general approach analogous to that advocated for planning authorities in paragraphs 24 & 25 above. 27. It is the Government's view that the additional call on public funds arising from the application of paragraphs 24 to 26 is not likely to be significant given the very high proportion of the Ramsar site series which is already covered by the Natura 2000 network and the review provisions of Regulation 50 of the Habitats Regulations. These existing measures are expected to protect the Ramsar interests in the vast majority of cases. Wider issues 28. Designated sites are to a greater or lesser degree affected by activities which occur away from or adjacent to those sites, as well as those on site. Wetland sites are especially vulnerable to factors such as hydrological change within or adjacent to the site. The Countryside and Rights of Way Bill places a duty on public bodies to `further the conservation and enhancement' of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The Government expects that public bodies, in meeting that new obligation, will pay particular attention to the needs of listed Ramsar sites. Where they have not done so already, public bodies will need to incorporate these considerations into their strategic thinking and planning mechanisms. 29. Article 3.1 of the Ramsar Convention requires Contracting Parties to `formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of the wetlands included in the List, and, as far as possible the wise use of wetlands in their territory'. The Ramsar Convention has developed and adopted `Guidelines for the Implementation of the Wise Use Concept'{1}. It has also recently published The Ramsar Handbooks on Wise Use{1}, nine handbooks (referred to ask the "Ramsar Toolkit"), embodying the major `best practice' guidelines developed and approved by the Conference of the Contracting Parties, complete with case studies, illustrations, and other helpful materials. The Government commends these documents to statutory bodies as valuable sources of further guidance and technical assistance on how issues of wise use should be addressed. DETR--November 2000 {1 }Copies of the Ramsar Convention's publications are available on the Convention's website at www.ramsar.org. Further information on Natura 2000 is available on the European Commission's website at http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ nature/natura.htm The DETR's website can be found at http://www.detr.gov.uk.

Date

13 November 2000

Reference

356 c488-92W; 138408

House

House of Commons

Rep and 3R:Countryside and Rights of Way Bill 1999/2000

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill. Report stage second day. Concluded. Third reading debate. Passed.

Lead member

Damian Green

Answering member

Michael Meacher

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

14 June 2000

Reference

351 c945-1075

House

House of Commons

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill 1999/2000

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill. Committee stage twenty-second sitting (afternoon). Schedules 9 to 11 as amended agreed to. Clauses 63, 65 to 69 and 71 as amended agreed to. New clause considered.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

18 May 2000

Reference

SCB

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with English Nature on the environmental impact of a right to roam in (a) national nature reserves, (b) Ramsar sites, (c) special protection areas under the EU Birds Directive, (d) special areas...

Asked by

Simon Burns (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 June 1999

Reference

86421; 333 c201W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

Statement on what action the Government has taken since his oral statement in the adjournment debate on 1st July 315 c324-30 to protect coral reefs. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 January 1999

For answer on

25 January 1999

Answered on

25 January 1999

Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what action the Government have taken since his oral statement in the adjournment debate on 1 July 1998, Official Report, columns 324-30, to protect coral reefs. [65477] Mr. Foulkes: I have been asked to reply. Since the adjournment debate on 1 July, we have maintained our effort to conserve coral reefs, monitor their status and help to achieve their sustainable use. The Department for International Development (DFID) has further extended its support for the creation of a South Asia Regional Coral Reef Monitoring Network in Sri Lanka, Maldives and India, being a contribution to the global network sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The programme has trained national managers to monitor the biophysical status of reef resources and the use of these resources by dependent coastal communities. DFID has also supported their participation in regional and international planning processes. An independent review in September 1998 concluded that the DFID/IOC programme has laid a very solid foundation for future development of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. A UK/Caribbean Regional Workshop in Jamaica during October 1998, funded by FCO and DFID, attracted representatives from 22 Caribbean States to consider the conservation status of marine biodiversity in the Caribbean including threats to the coral reefs of the region. The results of this Caribbean meeting were reported to the Second London Oceans Workshop sponsored by Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), attended by delegations from 40 countries, at which the keynote address by the Deputy Prime Minister focused on the central role of coral reefs as indicators of the health of the oceans, and on the need to take action to protect both reefs and other sensitive marine ecosystems. During December 1998, DFID approved funding of £0.6 million to extend for a further three year period the programme implemented by the International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) studying the social, economic and environmental benefits which have arisen from the protection of coral reefs in Jamaica and in British Virgin Islands. DFID has also approved new support for the Coastal Resources Management Project providing advice to the Government of Turks and Caicos Islands for the protection and management of a marine protected area including some spectacular coral reefs, and the development of local capacity and infrastructure to ensure that this is a long sustained process. The UK's ratification of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance has been extended to the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and this came into force on 8 January 1999. BIOT is now preparing to put forward for listing as a Ramsar site an area of the Chagos Archipelago which includes a number of globally outstanding coral reefs.

Date

25 January 1999

Reference

65477; 324 c22-3W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep/3 6075

UK targets for the Ramsar Strategic Plan on wetlands 1997-2000. DETR. 1998.

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

19 February 1998

Reference

Dep/3 6075

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps the Government has taken to fulfil its obligations under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance; what areas remain outstanding. - Including figures and ref to Uk Targets for the Ramsar Strategic Plan, in...

Asked by

Cynog Dafis (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 February 1998

Reference

306 c604W;306 c602W; 28158

House

House of Commons

European Community Document 8564/95 relating to the wise use and conservation of wetlands

European Community Document 8564/95 relating to the wise use and conservation of wetlands. Considered by Standing Committee.

Department

European Standing Committee A

Type

European Committee proceedings

Date

12 June 1996

Reference

European SCA

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

What is his policy on the protection of wetland areas in the United Kingdom. - Inc ref to UK national report to the sixth meeting of the conference of the parties to the Ramsar convention, and planning policy guidance note No. 9 on nature conservation (in Lib).

Asked by

Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 April 1996

Reference

23184; 275 c159W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

If he will list the wetland areas in (a) England and (b) Wales which have been damaged over the past five years. - Inc ref to UK national report to the sixth meeting of the conference of the parties to the Ramsar convention, (in Lib).

Asked by

Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 April 1996

Reference

23181; 275 c159-60W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

If he will comment on his proposals to protect wetlands; if these proposals will include riparian zone protection; and how they will affect agriculture and rural communities.

Asked by

Martyn Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 1996

Reference

18603; 273 c302W

House

House of Commons

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Ramsar 2 February 1971, as amended by Paris protocol 3 December 1982 with amendments to articles 6 and 7 adopted at the extraordinary conference Regina Canada 28 May to 3 June 1987. (Previously Cmnd 6465, Cmnd 9113 and Cm 983)

Type

Treaties; Command papers

Notes

Received 15.01.96

Date

15 January 1996

Reference

Cm 3053;Treaty 13 (1996)

House

House of Commons

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