§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he last met the chairman of the Water Companies Association to discuss the privatisation of the water industry; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Surrey, South-West (Mrs. Bottomley) on 20 April 1988, at column 489.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from parties with an interest in fresh water angling with regard to the privatisation of the water industry; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanIn response to the consultation paper on the National Rivers Authority issued in July 1987, we received comments from the following bodies:
- National Anglers Council
- Institute of Fisheries Management
- Wye Salmon Fishery Owners Association
- National Association of Specialist Anglers
- Hereford and District Angling Association
- Dee Fishery Association
- Commercial Fisheries Association
- Welsh Salmon and Trout Association
- Tamar and Tributaries Fisheries Association
- United Usk Fishermen Association
- Wear and Tees Fisheries Consultative Association
- Atlantic Salmon Trust
- The Angling Foundation
- Sussex Anglers Consultative Committee
- Cannarthenshire Fisheries Federation
- River Ouse Fisheries Consultative Association
- Thames Fisheries Consultative Council
- Salmon and Trout Association
- Welsh Anglers Council
- Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers
Since the end of the consultation period we have received a number of further representations and I have