HC Deb 21 July 1965 vol 716 cc221-2W
65. Mr. Simon Mahon

asked the Minister of Transport if he will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the British Waterways Board to initiate a survey to establish which canals and inland waterways in England and Wales could be closed with advantage to the economy, to health, and to public safety.

Mr. Tom Fraser

No. The British Waterways Board is currently engaged in, and hopes to complete shortly, a review of the whole of its waterways system which will cover the particular aspects mentioned by my hon. Friend.