§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many letters he has received to date concerning the groundwater side-effects of the proposed Cardiff Bay barrage as part of his public consultation exercise.
§ Mr. David HuntSince the public consultation exercise was launched on 25 September I have received 114 letters about groundwater related matters.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 4 December,Official Report, column 136, whether any part of his recent allocation of £22 million of additional grant-in-aid to the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation is earmarked for the acquisition of or rearrangement of the water abstraction rights of Associated British Ports at Blackweir from the River Taff for the purpose of complying with his written undertaking to the National Rivers Authority to secure their right to control river flow into the impoundment behind the proposed Cardiff Bay barrage during periods of drought; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe additional allocation of £22 million to the grant-in-aid planned for the development 571W corporation in 1993–94 and 1994–95 is to support the construction of Cardiff bay barrage. The detailed breakdown of the corporation's budget between different activities is determined in the months leading up to the financial year in question.