asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what progress has been made towards providing a drainage scheme for Onneley, near Crewe.

I understand that members of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District Council visited Onneley on Sunday and met the landowner chiefly affected by the land drainage scheme mentioned in my reply to the hon. Member's Question on October 24th. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as I hear further from the council.