§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans there are for opencast gravel mining in the Avon valley.
§ Sir Paul Beresford[holding answer 13 February 1995]: Proposals for minerals extraction in Hampshire are set out in the deposit draft of the Hampshire minerals and waste local plan, which is due to be considered at a public local inquiry commencing on 21 March. There are no proposals in the draft plan for gravel working in the Avon valley.