§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now put back the public local inquiry into the Sheilton Peatlands Nature Conservation Order, scheduled to commence on Wednesday 16 March, to the week commencing 21 March.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 7 March 1994]: No. The order will cease to have effect after nine months of its being made unless my right hon. Friend gives notice of his decision.
It is likely that any delay now would preclude adequate consideration of the report of the inquiry within the statutory timetable.