§ 54. Mr. Alan Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will consider the proposal to bring forward the date of the inquiry into (a) the proposal to win and work tungsten and tin in Hemerdon, Plympton, Plymouth and (b) the proposed pump house and waterpipe at Loughter Mill, Plympton, Plymouth.
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§ Mr. Giles ShawHaving considered requests to advance the date of the public inquiry into these two related planning applications, I have decided that it would be both fruitless and unhelpful to disturb the arrangements already made to begin this major inquiry on 7 September. The date was fixed with the agreement of the principal parties, in order to provide sufficient time for them to prepare their cases. In addition, there would be serious practical difficulties in trying to change the agreed date now. A pre-inquiry meeting took place on 22 June.