Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S1W-29054 · Session 1

What discussions it has had with the Ministry of Defence to facilitate the future development of wind turbine electricity farms.

Answered Asked by Bruce Crawford SNP Lodged 6 Sep 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Ministry of Defence to facilitate the future development of wind turbine electricity farms.

The answer

Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 Sep 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Officials from the Scottish Executive and the Ministry of Defence have been involved in a series of meetings to identify the constraints on windfarm development and to identify solutions. These discussions are ongoing. The Scottish Executive is also represented on the Aviation Interests Working Group which brings together the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), the Department of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Defence and the Civil Aviation Authority.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-29054 by reference.