§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what plans he has to make funds available to local authorities to pay for the damage caused to roads and ditches by silt-laden water from farmers fields:
67W(2) what plans he has to make farmers pay for the damage caused to roads and ditches by silt-laden water from farmers' fields.
§ Mr. CurryNone. Farmers who allow soil to leave fields and create a nuisance may be prosecuted under section 151 of the Highways Act 1980. This authorises the highway authority to serve a notice requiring appropriate preventive measures to be undertaken.