§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied that the independent environmental assessment into the proposed Inverness main drainage. scheme, agreed to by Highland regional council, will be of sufficient scope to satisfy his criteria in making a subsequent decision on the planning application; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIt is for Highland regional council to determine the most appropriate method of complying with my right hon. and learned Friend's direction to provide an environmental statement. The statement will require to follow the criteria as laid down in the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1988 and in particular the advice given in schedule 3 of these regulations. When he receives the statement my right hon. and learned Friend will consider whether he requires further information before reaching a decision on the council's notice of intention to develop.