§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if, in view of Her Majesty's Government's curtailment of national and local expenditure, he will make a statement about the proposed improvement scheme to alleviate flooding in Nottingham from the River Leen.
§ Mr. SoamesThe Trent River Board have not yet submitted full details of the proposed works to my Department. I will take account of this and other proposed schemes when considering capital investment allocations, but the question of priorities within their allocation is a matter for the individual river board to decide.