§ Mr. JOHN WARDWill the right hon. Gentleman state whether his Department will consider the advisability of making the necessary grant from the Development Fund to improve the canal communication with Stoke-on-Trent along the lines sug- 1053 gested by the Royal Commission on Canals and Waterways in their Report recently published?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThis is a matter, in the first instance, for the Development Commission when it has been constituted.