§ Mr. Skeetasked the Prime Minister, in order to met the need for correlated developments in the North Sea in the region of the Shetland Islands, the Orkneys and North Scotland in the environs of Aberdeen and in order to prevent piecemeal development and a multiplicity of Private Bills, whether he will consider national legislation in the new Session to cover present and future requirements for land requisition and interrelated company and local authority activities.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI have been asked to reply.
In general the existing town and country planning legislation laid down by Parliament provides adequate powers for the planning and control of oil developments. In particular circumstances—for example, in the case of harbours—it is appropriate for the authority concerned to seek powers by private legislation.