§ 32. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the required order for the Kielder Reservoir will be laid; if he is satisfied that the arrangements covering the tenders being asked for in the autumn will allow work to commence in the spring; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RipponThe order will be laid before Parliament as soon as discussions with the river authority's parliamentary agents on the detailed drafting of the order have been completed. The timing of placing contracts must depend upon the completion of the necessary parliamentary procedures, but it should be possible to complete these in time to enable the river authority to start work in the early summer.