§ Mr. Lomasasked the Minister of Transport if she will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the Inland Waterways Board to clear canals of silt and other obstructions.
§ Mr. John MorrisI do not think such a direction is necessary or appropriate. My right hon. Friend is at present reviewing future policy for the British Waterways Board's system of canals in the light of the Board's recently published comprehensive report "The Facts about the Waterways".