§ Mr. Tom Clarketo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 10 December,Official Report, column 411, if he will publish the correspondence relating to his decision about the application by City of Glasgow district council in respect of Kilgarth tip, Coatbridge.
§ Mr. LangI do not intend to publish the correspondence relating to my decision in the Kilgarth case. It is our normal practice to treat such papers as private matters involving only the parties directly concerned. After decision letters are issued it is for each party to decide whether, or to what extent, it wishes to disclose details of the case.