§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he first received the Fraenkel Report on canal maintenance; and when he expects to make a statement concerning its implementation.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe Fraenkel Report was received in February 1976. My right hon. Friend made a full statement on publication last November—[Vol. 938, c. 122–4]—and over £10 million has been made available for urgent maintenance work in the canals.