British Waterways Charlotte Atkins To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have held with boating organisations since the announcement of budget reductions to British Waterways in 2006-07. Barry Gardiner [holding answer 5 December 2006]: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to her on 11 December 2006, Official Report, column 731W. This details meetings the Secretary of State has had with British Waterways. The Secretary of State has not met with any boating organisations. Lord Rooker met the chair of the Inland Waterways Association informally on 26 November. I met with British Waterways on 19 July and 27 November 2006 and with the Broads Authority on 16 March and 18 September 2006 and I also met with the Waterways Trust on 26 April 2006 and The Waterways all Party Parliamentary Group on 12 December 2006.