asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he intends to lay before Parliament the statutory orders designating the Breadalbane and Loch Lomond environmentally sensitive areas.

[pursuant to his reply, 20 March 1987, c. 653]: My right hon. and learned Friend expects to be able to lay the necessary designating order shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sites he will consider for designation as environmentally sensitive areas in 1988 in Scotland.

[pursuant to his reply, 20 March 1987, c. 653]: In selecting any further sites for designation as environmentally sensitive areas in Scotland, my right hon. and learned Friend will, in the first instance, consider carefully the list of areas already suggested by the Nature Conservancy Council and the Countryside Commission for Scotland.