§ 67. Mr. Donnerasked the Minister of Health whether he will give an assurance that an early decision will be reached on the proposal to flood the Enborne Valley in order to remove uncertainty about the future, since no land sales and no building are now possible, no transport or housing improvements or maintenance expenditure justifiable; and in order also to avert a decrease in food production owing to the suspension of all long-term planning of the rotation of crops.
§ 74. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Health if he will call for an independent expert report on possible alternative means of increasing London's water supplies before approving the Metropolitan Water Board's reservoir project in the Enborne Valley.
§ Mr. BevanThis scheme has not been submitted to me and there is thus no question of my approving it. I can assure the hon. Members that, if application is made to me, I shall carefully weigh its merits in relation to possible alternative schemes and deal with it as expeditiously as possible.