§ Mr. Dodsworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to implement the recommendations of the report of the British Waterways Board on maintenance problems recently submitted to him in view of severely restricted holiday and recreation facilities in the current holiday season.
§ Mr. Denis HowellMy right hon. Friend has recently commissioned consulting engineers to study and report on the maintenance needs of the waterways of the British Waterways Board. Future policy must depend on the outcome of 127W this. The present temporary restrictions on navigation on a few of the board's waterways result primarily from the unusually dry weather.