HC Deb 29 October 1985 vol 84 cc465-6W
Mr. Canavan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now reconsider his earlier decision not to carry out an independent inquiry into environmental pollution and associated human and animal health problems within a radius of 20 miles from Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

Mr. Ancram

My right hon. Friend has received no substantive evidence which would justify changing his decision.

Mr. Canavan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements he has made with the South of Scotland Electricity Board for his officials to obtain air filter pads from the board's generating stations within 20 miles of Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire; and if he will commission

still under review. It is likely, however, that assistance will be concentrated on the livestock sector where the need both in economic and in animal welfare terms is greatest.