HC Deb 10 May 1973 vol 856 cc167-8W
24. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give an assurance that he will meet any additional cost of the reopened inquiry connected with the Kielder pro- ject, so that the cost will not fall on the water consumers of the North East.

Mr. Graham Page

The normal rule is that the parties to the inquiry bear their own costs and I see no reason why this should not apply in this case.