To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether any protection is offered to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Shropshire from applications to erect large wind turbines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether any protection is offered to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Shropshire from applications to erect large wind turbines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the opportunities available to local communities in Shropshire to engage with relevant planning authorities on planning applications to install wind turbines in the Rea Valley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the opportunities available to local communities in Shropshire to engage with relevant planning authorities on planning applications to install wind turbines in the Rea Valley.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) civil servants and (b) other people whose salaries are paid from the public purse in Shropshire earned a basic salary greater than £100,000 per annum in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) civil servants and (b) other people whose salaries are paid from the public purse in Shropshire earned a basic salary greater than £100,000 per annum in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what advice and assistance he is giving to Shropshire council to help them to collect and recycle cardboard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what advice and assistance he is giving to Shropshire council to help them to collect and recycle cardboard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will consider visiting the Ironbridge Power Station in Shropshire in 2012 for the purpose of meeting workers and management to discuss progress in reducing carbon dioxide emissions at this facility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will consider visiting the Ironbridge Power Station in Shropshire in 2012 for the purpose of meeting workers and management to discuss progress in reducing carbon dioxide emissions at this facility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to ensure greater broadband access across rural Shropshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to ensure greater broadband access across rural Shropshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions his Department has had with Telford and Wrekin council and Shropshire council on the sharing of back-office services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions his Department has had with Telford and Wrekin council and Shropshire council on the sharing of back-office services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans she has to upgrade and maintain the A49 dual carriageway between Church Stretton and Shrewsbury.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans she has to upgrade and maintain the A49 dual carriageway between Church Stretton and Shrewsbury.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will ensure road safety measures to protect pedestrians crossing the road are put in place on the A49 in the village of Dorrington.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will ensure road safety measures to protect pedestrians crossing the road are put in place on the A49 in the village of Dorrington.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has had discussions with Telford and Wrekin council on improving broadband services in their area; and what response was provided to any such discussions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has had discussions with Telford and Wrekin council on improving broadband services in their area; and what response was provided to any such discussions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding will be granted to Shropshire council for each pupil for 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding will be granted to Shropshire council for each pupil for 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding was granted per pupil to Shropshire Council in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding was granted per pupil to Shropshire Council in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the impact of current and proposed wind farms and their supporting infrastructures on the communities and landscape of mid-Wales and Shropshire.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the impact of current and proposed wind farms and their supporting infrastructures on the communities and landscape of mid-Wales and Shropshire.

My Lords, the House will be most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for introducing this subject and for concentrating on the theme of localism, which I want to follow up on because it is vitally important. It is a matter that has got slightly confused over...

My Lords, the House will be most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for introducing this subject and for concentrating on the theme of localism, which I want to follow up on because it is vitally important. It is a matter that has got slightly confused over...

I am happy to have put those questions.

I am happy to have put those questions.

Can the noble Baroness give a commitment on behalf of her own—

Can the noble Baroness give a commitment on behalf of her own—

My Lords, your Lordships' House should thank the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for doing us a service by holding this debate in his name this evening. It has been a timely and stimulating debate with a great deal of interest in this House and beyond. It makes us...

My Lords, your Lordships' House should thank the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for doing us a service by holding this debate in his name this evening. It has been a timely and stimulating debate with a great deal of interest in this House and beyond. It makes us...

My Lords, the background to this debate is a very confused situation. It is confused because renewable energy development in Wales is divided between the UK Government and the Welsh Government, with 50 megawatts, as you have heard, as the dividing line. It is also confused because, to be honest,...

My Lords, the background to this debate is a very confused situation. It is confused because renewable energy development in Wales is divided between the UK Government and the Welsh Government, with 50 megawatts, as you have heard, as the dividing line. It is also confused because, to be honest,...

My Lords, I hesitate to intervene in what is clearly a Welsh evening but I am happy to come to the aid of my fellow Celts on this occasion. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Thomas, on securing this debate and on the powerful manner in which he introduced it....

My Lords, I hesitate to intervene in what is clearly a Welsh evening but I am happy to come to the aid of my fellow Celts on this occasion. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Thomas, on securing this debate and on the powerful manner in which he introduced it....

Asked By To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current and proposed wind farms and their supporting infrastructures on the communities and landscape of mid-Wales and Shropshire.

Asked By To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current and proposed wind farms and their supporting infrastructures on the communities and landscape of mid-Wales and Shropshire.