§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by each internal drainage board the representation of district council members who are(a) councillors and (b) non-councillors; and what their percentage of representation is of the whole membership per internal drainage board.
§ Mr. JackI have been asked to reply.
In accordance with legislation which took effect on 1 April 1993, local authorities are entitled to appoint members to internal drainage boards in proportion to their financial contributions to the board's income, subject to their number not exceeding the number of members elected by agricultural drainage ratepayers by more than one. There are nearly 250 internal drainage boards in England and Wales and information about local authority representatives is not held centrally.