§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that no scheme has been approved for draining Don Valley, and that thousands of people are still in danger of floods during the present winter; and will he state the 760W cause of this delay and what action the Government intend to take to expedite remedial works?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI have been in close touch with the Yorkshire Ouse Catchment Board who, ever since the passing of the Doncaster Act, 1933, earlier in the year, have been engaged in considering certain alternative schemes for remedying the state of affairs to which my hon. Friend refers. The board have encountered considerable difficulties, many of them quite unforeseen, but I am satisfied that they are doing everything in their power to surmount them. In the meantime, there is no further action that I can usefully take in the matter at this stage, but my hon. Friend will realise that the existence of the coal measures under this area renders it imperative that the Catchment Board should carefully consider the various alternatives before them.