1. Mr. Brian Harrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what further proposals he has received on the subject of the allocation of drainage rates in the Burnham-on-Crouch area; what reply he has made; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HoyThe answer to the first two parts of the Question is "none". The Essex River Board is, however, engaged on a programme, which I understand the river authority will continue, of reviewing the boundaries of 17 of its internal drainage districts. This work inevitably takes a long time, but I am assured that the Dengey district, which includes Burnham-on-Crouch, is high on the list and should be one of the next reviews undertaken.