HC Deb 18 July 1983 vol 46 c37W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of disquiet regarding the treatment of intangible concerns, such as the landscape and wildlife, in cost-benefit appraisals for arterial land drainage schemes, he will establish a committee to produce a framework for the assessment of such intangibles, similar to that produced by the standing advisory committee on trunk road assessment in respect of trunk road proposals.

Mrs. Fenner

I am willing to consider improvements to the assessment of land drainage schemes but I am not convinced that the creation of a further committee would achieve this.