§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action he plans to take to alter planning regulations concerning opencast quarry sites on land where permission for the original development had been granted for a period of over 10 years. [26993]
§ Mr. HainNone. The Environment Act 1995 already provides for the review of old mineral permissions granted between 1 July 1948 and 22 February 1982, and for the periodic review of both those permissions and those granted under Interim Development Order legislation.