§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what resources, capital and revenue have been allocated to the National Rivers Authority, in the current year and in the next three years' projections specifically for clean up operations of ferruginous discharges from abandoned mine workings. [24907]
§ Mr. AtkinsThe National Rivers Authority receives an annual block allocation of resources to cover the gap between income and expenditure on its functions other than388W flood defence. Subject to ministerial guidance on priorities the amount used to cover clean-up of ferruginous discharges from abandoned mines is a matter for the NRA. The NRA's corporate plan has made provision for £2 million expenditure for clean-up of ferruginous discharges from abandoned mines in 1995–96 and envisages provision of a similar amount in the three following years.
§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the projects, both proposed and in operation, relating to discharges from abandoned mine workings, for which the National Rivers Authority has applied for resources. [24908]
§ Mr. AtkinsThe National Rivers Authority receives an annual block allocation of resources to cover the gap between income and expenditure on its functions other than flood defence. Subject to ministerial guidance on priorities, the use of these resources is a matter for the NRA. Except in the case of Wheal Jane, the NRA has not applied for resources for individual mine-water projects.