§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the names of those internal drainage boards which are not covered by the constitutional and electoral arrangements contained in schedule 2 to the Land Drainage Act 1976, by virtue of the fact that they were constituted before 1930; and if he will now take steps to apply the schedule 2 electoral arrangements to these authorities.
§ Mrs. FennerSo far as we can ascertain, the following internal drainage boards appear not to be covered at present by the constitutional and electoral arrangements in schedule 2 to the Land Drainage Act 1976:
- Othery, Middlezoy and Westonzoyland
- Lower Axe
- Lower Brue
- Stockland
- Upper Axe
- Upper Brue
- West Sedgemoor
- Bridgewater and Pawlett
- Cannington and Wembdon
- King Sedgmoor and Carey Valley
England Wales Number of Payments Eligible Expenditure Grant Paid Number of Payments Eligible Expenditure Grant Paid £ million £ million £ million £ million 1979 11,202 31.7 17.0 1,770 2.6 1.5 1980 12,620 51.4 27.0 1,840 4.0 2.5 1981 12,643 52.9 25.3 1,602 4.0 2.4 1982 17,011 70.0 32.3 2,627 7.0 4.3 1983 16,252 66.2 29.9 2,854 7.7 4.7