§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made in setting up a trust fund for the transfer of assets from the Cardiff Bay development corporation for the purpose of accumulation of capital assets.
§ Mr. David HuntCardiff Bay development corporation has considered a number of options for meeting the costs of operating the barrage and the inland bay after its dissolution. A trust fund was one of the options considered by the corporation but the Government have not yet taken a final decision on the preferred choice.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his most up-to-date estimate of the cost of the mitigation works for the provision of alternative feeding grounds for wading birds on the south Wales foreshore on an out-turn cost on the comparable timing of construction basis to the £167.4 million cost of the barrage in his answer of 26 June,Official Report, column 340.
§ Mr. David HuntThe out-turn cost of the mitigation works will depend on the method and phasing of construction, which will not be known before the feasibility study is completed in the autumn.