§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if the procedures to be applied to proposals for preliminary investigations of a nuclear waste disposal facility have been amended in any way over the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThere have been no changes to the planning procedures which would apply to such proposals.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has about a seminar to be held in Edinburgh by Nirex in the near future; on what date that seminar will be held; and whether he intends to be present.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave her to a similar question yesterday. The Secretary of State would not expect to be present at a seminar.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the nature of the public inquiry to which any proposal for nuclear waste disposal facilities in Scotland will be subject.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonAny inquiry held would be an inquiry under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Acts. Its scope would be a matter for the Secretary of State to determine if and when a specific proposal was made.