HC Deb 28 March 1990 vol 170 cc227-8W
38. Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to delegate responsibility for the supervision of flood barriers on the banks of the River Tay and for the issuing of flood warnings.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

There are no plans to change the present arrangements which work satisfactorily. Responsibility for floodbanks lies primarily with the riparian owners. Regional and islands councils have discretionary powers to carry out flood prevention works to protect non-agricultural land under the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961. River purification authorities have discretionary powers to instal and operate flood warning systems.