§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will reimburse South Hams district council for the cost entailed in removing from the beach at Hall sands the barge formerly scuttled off Hall sands which was towed to the beach on the instructions of his Department.
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 19 July I 994]: The Department required the removal of this barge from a reef off the beach because it was a danger to navigation. The present owners, not the Department, decided to take the barge to the beach. Financial responsibility for the district council's costs is a matter between the council and the owners.