§ Sir G. PENNYasked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the danger and damage caused by the flooding of the Thames in the Thames Valley, he will call a conference of representatives of the county councils, the Thames Conservancy Board, and the Port of London Authority to deal with this problem, which would not only provide useful 1434W work for the unemployed but would remove a menace to that district?
Mr. THOMASI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave en 10th December to the right hon. Member for West Woolwich (Sir K. Wood) and the hon. and gallant Member for the Isle of Wight (Captain Macdonald). Since that date the Minister of Health has approved the limited schemes for the Wey Valley and the Thames (between Weybridge and Teddington), subject to settlement of some questions of detail with the authorities concerned. The Ministers concerned are keeping in close touch with the whole situation.