§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what jurisdiction the proposed National Rivers Authority will have in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanIt is not possible to go beyond what was said in the Government's consultation paper on the National Rivers Authority, published in July, until we have considered all the comments received on that paper. Specific questions about the jurisdiction of the National Rivers Authority in Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.