§ 75. Sir David Rentonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is satisfied as to the powers of control and protection exercised by water authorities and local authorities with regard to the effect of urban run-off and highway drainage upon receiving streams which from time to time flood into agricultural land.
§ Mr. StrangI am satisfied that the powers conferred on water authorities and local authorities by the Land Drainage Acts are adequate to enable them to undertake any protective works they think necessary to deal with the run-off from urban development and highways. The control of new development is a planning matter and the main safeguard to land drainage lies in close liaison between local planning authorities and water authorities at the planning application stage.