Wind Farms

Question: May I support my hon. Friend’s general point and ask the Minister whether he will conduct an assessment of the environmental impact of these monstrous things and their effect on our tourism revenue?

Answer: Some people find them beautiful and others find them irksome. One study showed that 81 per cent. of the general public were in favour of wind power and that 62 per cent. would be happy to live within 3 miles of wind power development. Obviously, it is for local planning authorities to make their own judgments, but I am bound to say that it would be sad if we had a Parliament that says no to nuclear, no to gas storage and no to wind turbines. The people of Britain want the lights to turn on and their kettles to boil.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 462 c1085
Session: 2006-07
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Environment protection Environmental impact assessment Tourism Wind power Turbines Planning Noise Renewable energy
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk