§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent consideration he has given to establishing a feasibility study into the construction of a barrage across Morecambe bay as a means of improving the road links between Furness and the M6; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth Carlisle[holding answer 12 November 1992]: None. However, Department of Energy Ministers announced a preliminary study in January 1992 to examine the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of a combined energy barrage and road crossing across the River Duddon near Askham in Furness.