§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the level of funding allocated86W to field trials of the system of concrete deflectors for flow and flood control in meandering rivers currently being conducted on the River Roding and the River Wensum; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. ThompsonI am aware of the field trials carried out on the rivers Roding and Wensum which were undertaken by the University of East Anglia with funding from the Thames water authority and the Anglian water authority respectively. There has been no funding from this Department for these trials.