HC Deb 25 November 1977 vol 939 cc915-6W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will give further consideration to the proposed improvement of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation in view of the evidence of economic advantage and international approval and likely support which is now available;

(2) if he is aware that the proposal to improve the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation has immense and wide ranging support in South Yorkshire; and if he will consider the evidence of the advantages offered by the scheme recently published by the South Yorkshire County Council;

(3) if he will consider the proposal to improve the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation in the light of the considerable environmental benefit which would result from the implementation of the scheme.

Mr. Denis Howell

A revised scheme for the improvement of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation submitted by the British Waterways Board and the South Yorkshire County Council is currently under consideration.