§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what provision exists to facilitate the reinstatement of canals obstructed by road construction and improvement. [84905]
§ Mr. MealeThere is a duty for a highway authority wishing to promote a road scheme which would cross a waterway where there are extant navigation rights to provide a suitable crossing. The Department is reviewing the issues of managing the different interests involved in canal restoration and highway schemes. This should be covered in the daughter document on inland waterways which will be published in the next few months.