Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Cyprus Environment Department Strategic Environmental Assessment opinion regarding the Non Military Development Policy statement that applies to the sovereign base areas, for what reason provision for isolated housing and large tourism developments is included in the policy statement in the context of the high biodiversity value and sensitivity of those areas.

The Sovereign Base Areas Administration takes its environmental responsibilities extremely seriously, however, no final decisions on the new Non-Military Development Policy Statement have been taken yet.