§ 28. Mr. Elwyn Jonesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what progress has been made within the last twelve months with the preparation of plans for a Thames flood barrier.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe navigational requirements for such a barrier have now been defined and the consulting engineers have reached the broad conclusion that a barrier could be designed to meet these requirements and that it would be unlikely to have any serious effect on river conditions downstream. To confirm these conclusions and to give a reasonably accurate estimate of the cost of a barrier so designed, further work by the consulting engineers is necessary. This is being put in hand.