HC Deb 28 July 1971 vol 822 cc100-1W
63. Mr. Jopling

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to receive the report of the Water Resources Board on possible schemes for storage and extraction of water from Morecambe Bay; and when he expects to publish the report.

64. Mr. Hall-Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will put forward proposals for initiating action arising from the Water Resources Board report on Morecambe Bay; and what steps he will take to allow interested parties to consider and comment upon the report before he reaches any decision.

Mr. Graham Page

I expect to receive the Water Resources Board's report on the feasibility study of fresh water storage in Morecambe Bay later this year. The report will be published soon after. After the report is published there will be ample opportunity for all those concerned to express their views, and I shall of course take all these views into account before reaching any decision.