It is up to Mepa to decide on the application for development at Hondoq ir-Rummien and the governemnt does not interfere in the vote of the board members, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said.

He was replying to a question in Parliament by Labour MP Own Bonnici on the government's position, and therefore the position of the government-appointed Mepa board members, on the project.

Dr Gonzi said that in this and all other development applications submited to Mepa, the governemnt left it up to the Authority to decide according to law, and did not interfere in the votes of the members.

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