Written question asked by Peter Duncan (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 July 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 1 July 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those applications for wind farms in Scotland since January 2000 that his Department have (a) objected to and (b) not objected to. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those applications for wind farms in Scotland since January 2000 that his Department have (a) objected to and (b) not objected to. [64346] Dr. Moonie: I will write to the hon. Member with a list of all wind farm proposals for Scotland received during the time specified and I will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. The Ministry of Defence has received a total of 182 wind energy proposals in Scotland since 1 January 2000, of which 112 received no objection and 70 were objected to. The objections were for varying reasons of interference to low flying, radar or microwave links.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 64346; 388 c29-30W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Planning permission Radar Military aircraft Low flying Scotland Wind power Microwaves
Contains statistics: Yes
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