§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what powers his Department has to override the decision of a national park authority set to grant permission for military installations proposed for siting in a national park.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkWhere objections to an application for development lead to it being rejected, including where those objections are by a national park authority, the developer has the right of appeal to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment or my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales, as appropriate.
Where such objections relate to a development by my Department, it would be for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence to decide whether or not simply to refer that proposal to the Secretary of State for the Environment or the Secretary of State for Wales.