§ Mr. Priorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the recent official visit of the Minister of State to the Norfolk Broads.
§ Mr. Denis HowellI was much impressed by the determination of all those concerned with the administration of the region that its potential for recreation should be developed to the fullest possible extent consistent with the preservation of the unique characteristics of the area.
I look forward to the publication of the "Strategic Plan for Broadland" which is now being formulated by the Broads Consortium Committee.
§ Mr. Priorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what action he intends to take on the expansion programme outlined in the Nature Conservancy Report of 1965 entitled Report on Broadland;
(2) what action he proposes to take arising out of his investigations into means of making better use of the existing waterways in the broadland area, and in particular the opening of the River Waveney from Beccles to Bungay.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThese matters will be considered when the Broads Consortium Committee have completed their work and the financial and legislative implications of the proposals put forward in their Strategic Plan have been assessed.