§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what new responsibilities will accrue to the Thames water authority in 1985–86 as a result of the proposed abolition of the Greater London council; and if he will increase the financial allocation to the Thames water authority to match its new responsibilities.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe have proposed that the Thames water authority should take over responsibility for land drainage and flood protection for the London excepted area currently administered by the GLC. These functions will continue to be financed from precepts on the London boroughs and from grants for capital works made by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Land Drainage Act 1976.