GAS PLANT:
DATE FOR HIGH COURT HEARING
IS 6TH &7TH DECEMBER
RAP are delighted to announce that the High Court has set a date to review the Byley Gas Plant decision. On 6th and 7th December of this year, the Court will review John Prescott and Patricia Hewitt's approval of the Gas Plant, and will give a definitive view on the wisdom or otherwise of their action.
Said RAP Chairman John Halstead:
"We can't wait. Everyone knows that Prescott's decision was bizarre and impossible to understand. How could he have approved that plant when a 5-week public inquiry said it shouldn't be built? And it was Prescott's own inquiry, run by experts appointed by him. We look forward to an authentic bit of British justice at the High Court, and Prescott being told to think again."
When the High Court ends its hearing on 7th December, there may be another long wait for a decision, while the court considers this complex matter. John Halstead added:
"We'll take this calmly. We may get no final decision for months after December 7th, so while RAP members will be in the public gallery at the High Court, we shall aim as ever to be a dignified presence. This is not an occasion for any sort of mass demonstration with banners and placards and we're certainly not organizing one. We'll put our trust in the court and watch events."
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