British Waterways

Mr. Laxton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the terms of reference of the Operational Efficiency Review of British Waterways are.

Huw Irranca-Davies
The terms of reference for the Operational Efficiency Programme Review of British Waterways is currently under development and will be finalised shortly.

Mr. Laxton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when and by what means stakeholders will be consulted on the Operational Efficiency Programme of British Waterways.

Huw Irranca-Davies
British Waterways, the principal stakeholder, is a member of the review team and as such will automatically be involved in the development of the Operational Efficiency Programme review. The study is underway and options are still being developed. DEFRA and British Waterways are happy to receive stakeholders' views to feed them into the review.