Ian Blackford – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Blackford on 2015-12-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department has not conducted economic impact assessments on proposed by-law changes (a) in general and (b) regarding the Raasay ranges.

Mark Lancaster

Under the byelaws review process there is no specific requirement to carry out an economic impact assessment.

Following input received as part of the recent byelaw consultation process and due to local concerns, an economic impact assessment is currently being undertaken regarding Raasay Ranges. Its scope will reflect the MOD policy for such reports.