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Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by habitat category, sites which in the opinion of Scottish Natural Heritage qualify for designation as special protection areas under the EC directive on the conservation of wild birds (79/409/EEC); which of these are awaiting designation; and if he will indicate a timetable for their designation.
Sir Hector Monro
[holding answer 8 June 1993]: The information is set out in the table. The sites have not been selected by reference to any habitat category but to their ornithological importance. The Government are working closely with Scottish Natural Heritage with a view to accelerating the rate of designation of special protection areas and to completing the designation programme as soon as possible.
| List of sites which in the opinion of Scottish Natural Heritage qualify for special protection area status | |
| Site | Local Authority |
| North Rona and Sula Sgeir | Western Isles |
| Flannan Isles | Western Isles1 |
| St. Kilda | Western Isles1 |
| Shiant Isles | Western Isles1 |
| West Sound of Harris | Western Isles |
| Monach Islands | Western Isles |
| Loch Druidibeg/Loch a' Machair | Western Isles1 |
| South Uist Machair and Lochs | Western Isles |
| West Sound of Barra | Western Isles |
| Mingulay and Berneray | Western Isles |
| Pentland Firth Islands | Highland |
| Orkney | |
| The Peatlands | Highland |
| Caithness Lochs | Highland |
| Caithness Cliffs | Highland |
| Cape Wrath | Highland |
| Handa | Highland1 |
| Priest Island | Highland1 |
| Rum | Highland1 |
| Balranald | Western Isles |
| Baleshare and Kirkibost | Western Isles |
| Loch Scadavay | Western Isles |
| Inverpolly, Loch Urigill and Nearby Lochs | Highland |
| Loch Maree | Highland |
| Loch Ruthven and Nearby Lochs | Highland |
| Central Highland Hills and Glens | Highland |
| Lewis Peatlands | Western Isles |
| North Harris Mountains | Western Isles |
| Assynt Lochs | Highland |
| Loch Stack, Loch Nam Brac and Nearby Lochs | Highland |
| Loch Shin and Nearby Lochs | Highland |
| Loch Eye | Highland1 |
| Moray Basin Firths and Bays | Grampian |
| Highland | |
| Beinn Dearg | Highland |
| Ben Wyvis | Highland |
| Site | Local Authority |
| Glangarry Lochs | Highland |
| Loch Tarff and Nearby Lochs | Highland |
| North Inverness Lochs | Highland |
| Hermaness and Saxa Vord, Unst | Shetland |
| Ramna Stacks and Gruney | Shetland |
| Fetlar | Shetland |
| North Roe and Tingon, Mainland Shetland | Shetland |
| Papa Stour | Shetland |
| Foula | Shetland |
| Noss | Shetland |
| Fair Isle | Shetland |
| West Westray | Orkney |
| Papa Westray (North Hill and Holm) | Orkney |
| Marwick Head | Orkney |
| Lochs of Harray and Stenness | Orkney |
| Hoy | Orkney |
| Copinsay | Orkney |
| Sule Skerry and Stack | Orkney |
| Loch Spynie | Grampian1 |
| Loch of Strathbeg | Grampian |
| Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Lochs | Grampian |
| River Spey-Insh Marshes | Highland |
| Cairngorms | Highland |
| Grampian | |
| Loch of Skene | Grampian1 |
| Fowlsheugh | Grampian1 |
| Lochnagar | Grampian |
| Drumochter Hills | Highland |
| Tayside | |
| West Mainland Moors | Orkney |
| North Mainland Coast | Orkney |
| South Westray Coast | Orkney |
| East Sanday | Orkney |
| Croussa Field and the Heogs | Shetland |
| Mousa | Shetland |
| Rousay (part) | Orkney |
| North Ronaldsay Coast | Orkney |
| Southeastern Stronsay | Orkney |
| Eday | Orkney |
| Troup, Pennan and Lion Heads | Grampian |
| St. Cyrus | Grampian |
| Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast | Grampian |
| Sumburgh Head | Shetland |
| Monadhliath | Highland |
| Alvie | Highland |
| Ben Alder | Highland |
| Abernethy Forest | Highland1 |
| Kinveachy | Highland |
| Creag Meagaidh | Highland |
| Lochs of Spiggie and Brow | Shetland |
| Mill Dam, Shapinsay | Orkney |
| Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast | Grampian |
| Orphir and Stenness Hills | Orkney |
| Keelylang | Orkney |
| Loch of Isbister | Orkney |
| Blackpark and Gutcher, Yell | Shetland |
| Loch Oire | Grampian |
| Loch Vaa | Highland |
| Glen Tanar | Grampian |
| Muir of Dinnet | Grampian |
| Moorland Areas, Central Shetland | Shetland |
| West Burrafirth, Shetland | Shetland |
| Hill of Colvadale and Sobul | Shetland |
| An Socach-Carn a Gheoidh | Grampian |
| Loch Lomond | Strathclyde |
| Central | |
| Tiree and Coll | Strathclyde |
| Treshnish Isles | Strathclyde |
| Gruinart Flats, Islay | Strathclyde1 |
| Bridgend Flats, Islay | Strathclyde1 |
| Laggan Peninsula, Islay | Strathclyde1 |
| Eilean na Muice Duibhe, Islay | Strathclyde1 |
| Glac na Criche, Islay | Strathclyde1 |
| Feur Lochain, Islay | Strathclyde1 |
| Rhinns of Islay | Strathclyde |
| Islay; the Oa | Strathclyde |
| Inner Clyde Estuary | Strathclyde |
| Site | Local Authority |
| Rhunahaorine Point | Strathclyde |
| Machrihanish and Tangy Loch | Strathclyde |
| Ailsa Craig | Strathclyde1 |
| Loch Ken and Dee Marshes | Dumfries and Galloway1 |
| Lochinch and Torrs Warren | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Wigtown Bay | Dumfries and Galloway |
| North Colonsay and Western Cliffs | Strathclyde |
| Sanda | Strathclyde |
| Castle Loch Lochmaben | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Caenlochan | Tayside |
| Grampian | |
| Montrose Basin | Tayside |
| Loch of Kinnordy | Tayside |
| Loch of Lintrathen | Tayside1 |
| Tay-Isla Valley | Tayside |
| Loch Leven | Tayside |
| Firth of Tay | Tayside |
| Fife | |
| Cameron Reservoir | Fife |
| Eden Estuary, Tentsmuir Point and Abertay Sands | Fife |
| Tayside | |
| Forth Islands | Lothian1 |
| Fife | |
| Flanders Moss and Lake of Menteith | Central |
| Gladhouse Reservoir | Lothian1 |
| Fala Flow | Lothian |
| Westwater | Borders |
| St. Abb's Head to Fast Castle | Borders |
| Greenlaw Moor and Hule Moss | Borders |
| Hoselaw Loch | Borders1 |
| South Tayside Goose Roosts | Tayside1 |
| Firth of Forth | Lothian |
| Fife | |
| Central | |
| Upper Solway Flats and Marches | Dumfries and Galloway1 |
| 1 Indicates designated site. | |