§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) when he decided not to call in the Dwr Cymru application for a sewage treatment plant at Tenby in Pembrokeshire; what were the reasons for his decision; and when he informed those who had requested the calling in of his decision; [31375]
(2) what representations he received requesting the calling in of the Dwr Cymru application for a sewage treatment plant at Tenby in Pembrokeshire. [31377]
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§ Mr. Gwilym JonesSome 150 letters requesting call-in were received. Various other representations relating to the Tenby scheme, including a petition, were also submitted.
It has been the approach of the Secretary of State for Wales not to intervene in applications for discharge consent unless matters of more than local significance are raised or novel or unusual matters which have not been publicly debated in another context are involved: the requests were considered in the context of this policy and the information available, but the view was taken that such matters were not raised in this case. It was therefore decided not to intervene and those who had requested call-in were advised of this in a letter dated 31 May.