§ Mr. Patrick McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the estimated daily costs to the Exchequer of the public planning inquiry currently to be held at Lyndhurst, Hampshire into the Shell (U.K.) Ltd. planning application to drill for oil in the Denny Inclosure in the New Forest.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe only daily costs of this inquiry falling on the Exchequer are the inspector's salary and expenses, which are estimated to total £150 per day.