Written question asked by Lord Shepherd (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 1997. It was answered by Baroness Hayman (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 1997.

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Hayman, Baroness

Question

What conclusions they have reached from the recent consultation on the future of planning policy for opencast mining. - We have not yet reached any conclusion because we are still considering the large number of responses to the consultation exercise.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

584 c89WA

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Coal Planning permission Mining Opencast mining