Mr. Patrick MacNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) when he intends to publish the report of the public inquiry into the planning application by Shell Petroleum Ltd. to drill for oil in the Denny inclosure, in the New Forest, which was the subject of a public planning inquiry in 1982;
(2) when he intends to announce his decision about the Shell Petroleum Ltd. application to drill in the Denny inclosure, in the New Forest, which was the subject of a public planning inquiry in 1982.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneI hope to publish the inspector's report, and my conclusions upon it, later this year, but I am not yet in a position to give a firm date.