He also argued the scale of planning involved in providing a child for gay couples through donor insemination and surrogacy methods often makes them better parents than their heterosexual counterparts.

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Mr Wheelhouse said only 21% of planning applications for large-scale wind farms considered by government-appoint planning officials in 2012-13 were approved.

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It said large scale construction projects of any type require years of planning and preparation, even those that are, quote, "on the shelf" generally cannot be undertaken quickly enough to provide timely stimulus to the economy.

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