Inland Waterways (Hansard, 20 July 2001)

§ Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total Government investment was in inland waterways in(a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley in the last five years; and what the forecast is for the next three years. [4394]

§ Mr. Meacher
Local information is not collated centrally. However, total expenditure by British Waterways over the past five years has been £163 million. They anticipate spending another £191 million over the next three years.

§ Mr. Woodward
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total Government investment in inland waterways was in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000. [3748]

§ Mr. Meacher
[holding answer 16 July 2001]: This information is not available. However, the grant in aid paid to British Waterways, and the element of grant paid to the Environment Agency towards the funding of its navigation responsibilities, were as follows:

£ million

British Waterways¹ Environment Agency Total

1997–98 51.9 2.3 54.2

1998–99 53.6 3.1 56.7

1999–2000 59.0 3.1 62.1

2000–01 64.9 4.5 69.4

¹Figures include grant in aid paid towards Scottish waterways

£ million
	British Waterways¹	Environment Agency	Total
1997–98	51.9	2.3	54.2
1998–99	53.6	3.1	56.7
1999–2000	59.0	3.1	62.1
2000–01	64.9	4.5	69.4
¹Figures include grant in aid paid towards Scottish waterways