§ Mr. James Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about his undertakings in terms of the Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960 with the Scottish Transport Group's shipping subsidiares Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd. and David MacBrayne Ltd.
§ Mr. MillanAs part of a reorganisation of some of their subsidiary operating companies the Scottish Transport Group propose to bring all their shipping services under one subsidiary—Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd.—and to wind up David MacBrayne Ltd. The two companies have the same management, and the services at present operated in the name of David MacBrayne will be operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.
As a result of this I shall withdraw my undertaking with David MacBrayne Ltd. which was approved by the House on 11th December 1973. The services
588WAfter careful study of these representations, I have concluded that they raise no relevant considerations materially different from those discussed at the public inquiry in 1974 which led to the Reporter's conclusion that Torness is a suitable site for a nuclear power station of any one of the four types, including the advanced gas cooled reactor system, considered at the inquiry.
I have, therefore, today granted consent under Section 2 of the Electric Lighting Act 1909 for the construction of an advanced gas cooled reactor power station at Torness.