To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the liquidation of Scottish Resources Group and ATH Resources, what action it is taking to ensure that habitat and environmental impact regulations are maintained at open cast coal sites. The interim liquidators for The Scottish Coal Company Limited have applied to the Court of Session for directions on whether they have power to abandon or disclaim sites owned by the company and statutory licences, analogous to that which exists in England and Wales, and on the correct treatment in the liquidation of the costs associated with planning obligations.