Question reference: S1W-00540
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 13 July 1999
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Current status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 September 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will instruct all Scottish councils to impose a moratorium on all planning applications for open cast mining until the Newcastle University study, "Do particulates from open cast mining impair health?" is completed.
Answer
I refer Mr Paterson to the answer I gave with respect to question S1W-539.