§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in the course of his meeting with Mr. John Baker of UK Nirex Ltd. on 14 June, he was advised whether Nirex was conducting preliminary investigations in Scotland on(a) the land holdings of its partners (b) other publicly owned land and (c) privately owned land; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNo physical investigations are taking place at any site in Scotland, but Nirex is understood to be continuing with desk studies of the suitability of various areas of land throughout the United Kingdom, in order to make recommendations to the Government in due course.