§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what preparations his Department has made in readiness for the borehole public inquiry to be held in Cleator Moor civic hall into an application by British Nuclear Fuels plc to construct a site characterisation borehole.
§ Mr. MacleanResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Planning Inspectorate executive agency under its chief executive, Mr. Crow. I have asked him to arrange a reply to be given.
Letter from H. S. Crow to Mr. Paul Flynn, dated 27 October 1992:
The Secretary of State for the Environment has asked me to provide the reply to your recent Parliamentary Question to him, as its subject matter has been delegated to the Planning Inspectorate Executive Agency.You ask what preparations have been made in readiness for the forthcoming inquiry into the planning appeals by British Nuclear Fuels relating to the drilling of exploratory boreholes near Gosforth, Cumbria.The inquiry into these appeals is due to open on 24 November at the Civic Hall, Cleator Moor, Cumbria. It is expected to last for about 12 days. The Inspector appointed to decide the appeals is Mr. P. Rosser, who held a pre-inquiry meeting at Cleator Moor, with representatives of the parties, on 30 September. At that meeting the arrangements and programme for the inquiry were agreed.