To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7913 by Sarah Boyack on 14 June 2000, what progress has been made in identifying the candidate Special Areas of Conservation to be proposed to the European Commission. The Nature of Scotland, published by the Scottish Executive in March this year, affirms the Executive's belief that Scotland's nature is at the heart of our common wealth as a nation.As part of our commitment to Scotland's nature, the Executive is committed to working with people to achieve effective protection for our most special places for nature.