§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 4 July 2000,Official Report, column 136W, on electricity pylons, if the replacement of trees felled as a result of the proposed construction of the Lackenby to Shipton overhead transmission line is intended (a) to mitigate the impact of consented development or (b) as an environmental measure. [131344]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe replacement tree planting scheme is intended to serve both purposes.
§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 4 July 2000,Official Report, column 136W, on electricity pylons, who is responsible for the payment of compensation to farmers and landowners affected by the tree planting scheme. [131343]
§ Mrs. LiddellCompensation for actions which the National Grid Company carries out on other people's land is a matter for the company.