§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the bid by the Mersey Barrage Company to construct a barrage on the River Mersey.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe current phase of work on the proposed Mersey tidal barrage is still under way. Various proposals for the way forward have been submitted by the Mersey Barrage Company, and these are being considered by the Department.