§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the review of drainage rating arrangements in internal drainage districts has yet been completed.
§ Mr. StrangYes. The review was undertaken by a working party on which organisations with a major interest in drainage rating were represented. The working party has now submitted its report, but in view of the recommendations which it makes for significant changes to the existing statutory arrangements, the Government will wish to have the comments of all those with an interest in the subject before taking a final decision. I am therefore arranging for the report to be widely circulated as a consultation document. A copy of the report has also been placed in the Library of the House.