HC Deb 11 January 1978 vol 941 c761W
42. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now approve the proposed improvement of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.

Mr. Denis Howell

The revised scheme for the improvement of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation was submitted on 22nd September 1977 to my Department by the British Waterways Board and the South Yorkshire County Council. The application is still under consideration.