§ Mr. Lambieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether he intends to consider the outstanding application by Chevron Oil (UK) for planning permission for an oil refinery at Hunterston at the same time as he considers the outstanding application by ORSI Limited for an oil refinery at Hunterston.
(2) if he will give an assurance that if the ORSI application for an oil refinery at Hunterston is granted the Chevron application for similar purposes will also be granted.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe proposals put forward by Chevron Oil (UK) were fully considered at the Hunterston public inquiry into the Ayrshire development plan amendment, and I announced my decisions, on the basis of the inquiry evidence, in letters of 9th December 1970 and 24th May 1971. Without new evidence there is no ground for further consideration of the Chevron application.
The ORSI application is different from that of Chevron in scale, purpose and siting, and any decision on the ORSI proposals would not necessarily be relevant to the Chevron application.
Unfilled vacancies Unemployed November 1972 June 1970 November 1972 June 1970 Leek … … … 187 239 233 148 Cheadle … … … 25 110 214 134 Biddulph … … … 20 63 238 163 Kidegrove … … … 93 143 459 305 The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.