HC Deb 23 April 2001 vol 367 c77W
Mr. Green

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what steps he has taken to extend the local planning system to(a) forestry and agriculture (b) bulldozed tracks, (c) power stations and (d) overhead power lines. [158666]

Ms Beverley Hughes

None. Power stations over 50 MW and most overhead electric lines are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry under the. Electricity Act 1989.