§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he will take steps to ensure that, in any public inquiry consequent upon an application for compulsory purchase of land for any reservoirs in Wales, objectors in the form of the owners and occupiers of land will be entitled to legal representation at the cost of the acquiring authority or the State, irrespective of the conclusions of the inquiry.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe Government have accepted the main recommendations on the award of costs at statutory inquiries that were made in the relevant Report of the Council on Tribunals (Cmnd. 2471). The reasons for limiting the award of costs to successful objectors in compulsory purchase cases were explained to the hon. and learned Member in correspondence earlier this year.