HC Deb 16 February 1972 vol 831 c104W
80. Sir D. Renton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made with the full feasibility study of the scheme for impounding the Wash for fresh water storage.

Mr. Graham Page

Aerial surveys will be completed shortly and data have been collected about tidal levels in the Wash and the River Great Ouse. Preliminary site investigations were made in the autumn. Construction of the physical and mathematical models has begun.