12. Mr. B. Harrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how soon his Department will be in a position 984 to approve the Mundon Wash drainage scheme; and when he anticipates that work will commence.
Mr. VaneThis is an expensive scheme. It requires not only considerable technical examination but close consideration as to the level of expenditure justifiable in improving the drainage and tidal protection of 2,350 acres of agricultural land. We are well ahead with our examination of the river board's proposals and we hope to come to a decision shortly.
Mr. HarrisonWill my hon. Friend do everything possible to expedite that decision, because it is the effectiveness of the upland drainage which has made it almost impossible for these unfortunate people in Mundon Wash area to farm at all.