§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much the survey to estimate the cost of necessary repairs to British Waterways Board canals is expected to cost; what proportion this sum is of the British Waterways Board's last Government allocation; and what proportion of this sum is likely to be forthcoming from the Government for use by the British Waterways Board.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe estimated cost of the survey, which is being carried out by consultants appointed by my Department, is £130,000. The grant-in-aid to the British Waterways Board amounts to £5.7 million in 1974–75 and has in no way been reduced to finance the survey.