Dr. Bennettasked the Paymaster-General whether he will consider making public at longer notice than hitherto 10W his future requirements for the siting of power stations, both nuclear and conventional, in order that local opinion may be enabled to assist him in the selection of the most acceptable sites.
§ Mr. MaudlingIt is the responsibility of the Central Electricity Generating Board to investigate possible sites for power stations and to apply for the consent of my noble Friend when it has found one which it wants to use.
The Board always seeks to give the earliest possible notice of its potential interest in individual sites and the procedure under which my noble Friend considers its application for his consent is already designed to afford ample time for the formulation and presentation of the views of all interested parties.