§ 48. Mr. Benyonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what study his Department is making of amenity preservation in relation to the needs of water supply.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerAmenity is always taken fully into account in reaching decisions on individual water schemes, and by the Water Resources Board in advising me on long-term planning. The Department of the Environment and the Water Resources Board have promoted a major economic study of the Trent, in which amenity and water supply are two 297W of the principal aspects. The Countryside Commission and the Water Resources Board are preparing advice on how the needs of amenity and recreation can be met in relation to reservoirs.