§ 58. Mrs. Leah Manningasked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that the Herts. A.E.C. has dammed a back water of the River Lea near Dobbs Weir; and since the blocking of this natural waterway aggravates the flooding round Nazeing, what steps he is prepared to take with the Herts. A.E.C. to get the dam removed.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe side stream was dammed by the Committee some years ago in the interests of food production on some 80 acres of land. I am unable to accept the suggestion that this dam materially increases the quantity of water flowing down the main navigation channel of the River Lea, or that it could have any significant effect on the flooding problem at Nazeing.