Hydro-Electricity Scheme, Laidon

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 15 January 1964.

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Photo of Mr Bruce Millan Mr Bruce Millan , Glasgow Craigton 12:00, 15 January 1964

Is it not really extraordinary that we should have an inquiry into the Laidon scheme when there are no objections to the scheme, and when this is a scheme which the Mackenzie Committee specifically said met the economic tests laid down by that Committee and which the Government are now proposing to follow? Does not the introduction of evidence about the economics of different kinds of hydro-electricity schemes at a public inquiry tend to make the inquiry confused and, indeed, chaotic—as happened last week at this particular inquiry? Why does not the right hon. Gentleman take the decision about economics, since this is something which ultimately has to be decided by him in any event? Why shuffle this off on to a public inquiry?