ENVIRONMENT Department members will again face a battle with their consciences on the £93.5m. Suez waste plant proposal when it comes back to the States this month.

Based on their previous voting patters, four of the department’s five members would be expected to vote in favour of the Suez plant.

However, Environment says that any such vote would still be subject to the legal and probity issues which saw its members stay silent in February.

The Lowe amendment, which led to the Suez plans being thrown out at last month’s States meeting, won by just a single vote.

All members of the Environment board abstained after being given legal advice that they would not be able to vote on the Suez planning application if they voted on the amendment.

An Environment spokesman said: ‘Members are aware of the legal and probity issues and will decide for themselves how they wish to exercise their voting rights.’

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