§ 5. Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales when the public inquiry will be held into the proposal by local authorities in Carmarthenshire to establish a countryside park at Pembrey.
§ Mr. Gibson-WattArrangements have been made to hold a public inquiry on 27th March, 1973, into the Llanelli Rural District Council's application to my right hon. and learned Friend for the confirmation of the Llanelli Rural (Pembrey Country Park) Compulsory Purchase Order, 1972.
§ Mr. DaviesIs the hon. Gentleman aware that there is considerable suspicion in my constituency about the motives for calling this inquiry in the first place? Does he realise that the two private companies involved are controlled by one person and that neither has any title or ownership to any part of the land in question? Can he tell the House why this inquiry has been called?
§ Mr. Gibson-WattAn earlier inquiry in 1970 was concerned solely with the proposed use of the land in the Pembrey area by the Ministry of Defence. As to the suspicions to which the hon. Member refers, I would be prepared to talk to him personally about these, although I cannot add anything at the moment and would not support his anxieties.