§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many employees have been appointed to the shadow National Rivers Authority by the water authorities; to what positions; and at what salaries.
§ Mr. MoynihanUntil the establishment of the National Rivers Authority, water authorities retain statutory responsibility for all their functions, including those that will pass to the National Rivers Authority. All appointments made by individual water authorities are for jobs as employees of the water authority concerned.