§ Mr. David AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans there are to divert water from the River Frome into the River Stour; if the consequences of flood risk will be taken account of in such plans; and if she will make a statement. [90463]
§ Mr. MorleyNeither the Government nor the Environment Agency are aware of any plans to divert water from the Dorset Frome to the River Stour. While a number of such schemes involving other rivers have been considered in the past there are no plans relating to the Frome and Stour.
If such a scheme were to be proposed then the Environment Agency would consider all the impacts of the scheme on flooding and the environment.