§ SIR ROBERT PEELasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Whether, in view to the pledges of the Government, he has in contemplation to introduce, this Session, a Bill to make provision for the better prevention of Floods and for the Conservancy of Rivers?
§ MR. DODSONI do not quite know what are the pledges referred to by the right hon. Gentleman. I only know that on February 11 I gave a by no means encouraging answer when asked whether there would be legislation on this very difficult and complicated question in the present Session. Since then, looking at the progress of Business, the prospect of being able to deal with the matter this year has not improved, and I am afraid that I should only be misleading the right hon. Gentleman and those who are interested in this subject if I were to raise any expectations of legislation in the present Session.