§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Defence, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, East of 25 March, Official Report, c. 408, if he has recently had consultations with Dumbarton district council on the planning clearance for the Trident development on the Clyde; or if the matter has yet been referred to the Secretary of State for Scotland.
§ Mr. WigginThe Ministry of Defence wrote to the Dumbarton district council on 21 May about the planning aspects of the development. No reply has yet been received, but my hope would be that the Council would soon agree to resume planning consultations. The matter therefore has not yet been referred to the Secretary of State for Scotland.