§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what criteria he applied in determining that there provisions of section 45(2)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 were not satisfied in respect of the planning application to build a reprocessing plant at Dounreay.
§ Mr. AncramMy right hon. Friend has no grounds for believing that the proposed development has such unfamiliar technical or scientific aspects that he cannot properly determine the application through the means he has adopted, which include the appointment of a reporter to hold a public inquiry under section 267 of the Act and of a technical assessor to assist him.
§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any official of his Department will Present evidence of Government policy to the local public inquiry into the proposed reprocessing plant at Dounreay.
§ Mr. AncramAn official of the Scottish Development Department will present evidence on radioactive waste management policy at the inquiry. In addition, an official of Her Majesty's Industrial Pollution Inspectorate will give evidence on the regulatory framework which controls the disposal of radioactive wastes. Written statements by each of these bodies are being submitted to the chief reporter and should be available to the public within the next few days.
§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what criteria he applied in determining that the provisions of section 45(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 were not satisfied in respect of the planning application to build a reprocessing plant at Dounreay.
§ Mr. YoungerI have no grounds for believing that the application raises considerations of national or regional importance relevant to of whether I should grant planning permission, which cannot be properly evaluated through the procedures I have already adopted. These procedures include calling in the application for my decision and the holding of a public local inquiry under section 267 of the Act.