§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will approve as a matter of urgency the Borders regional council structure plan, submitted in February, and enable Borders regional council to approve and implement its local plans.
§ Mr. LangThe Borders regional council structure plan is currently under consideration and I expect to be able to make known my initial views on it shortly. Allowing for the completion of the statutory procedures, it is unlikely that the final approval stage will be reached before mid-1993. At that stage, it will be for the regional council to ensure that its local plans reflect the policies contained in the approved structure plan before submitting them to me, prior to local adoption.