HL Deb 10 April 2002 vol 633 c93WA
Lord Beaumont of Whitley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What plans they have for the use of the canals for freight as part of British Waterways recently announced regeneration initiative Unlocked and Unlimited. [HL3608]

Lord Whitty

The Government appointed the Freight Study Group in November 2000 to examine the scope for increasing freight traffic on the canals and other inland waterways of England and Wales. I am considering the group's report with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (David Jamieson) and will make an announcement in due course.