HC Deb 20 January 1993 vol 217 cc263-4W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration he is giving to the holding of a public inquiry before coming to a decision on whether the THORP at Sellafield should proceed.

Mr. Maclean

The regulatory authorities' consultation on their proposed draft authorisations for the Sellafield site, including THORP, ends on 25 January. The chief Lighting and Miscellaneous Amendments to the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988"—in August last year inviting views on the proper scope of permitted development rights for the temporary use of land, including the use of land for markets and car boot sales.

More than 1,250 responses to the consultation paper have been received and are currently under consideration.