§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he sought legal advice on the validity of his decision to refuse planning permission to opencast at Birch Coppice announced on 2 August 1993 before the announcement.
§ Mr. BaldryOnce a decision has been taken by the Secretary of State, it is not his practice to comment on the merits of the decision or the process by which the decision was reached.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much(a) Warwickshire county council and (b) North Warwickshire borough council spent on the Birch Coppice public inquiry on 30 July to 23 August 1991.
§ Mr. BaldryThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on the basis of which mineral planning guidance he proposes to make the decision on opencasting at Birch Coppice in Warwickshire.
§ Mr. BaldryThe decision on the Birch Coppice case will be based on the version of mineral planning guidance notes which is in force at the time the decision is made.