§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how he plans to consider objections to the under-sea part of the proposed Scotland to Northern Ireland interconnector.
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 15 July 1994]: The Department received an application for consent under section 34 of the Coast Protection Act 1949 to the laying of an under-sea power cable from Ayrshire to Island Magee. Section 34 is only concerned with obstruction or danger to navigation. The application was advertised. No objections were received. A consent solely for the purposes of section 34 was issued on 22 February 1994.