Navigation Authorities

Mr. Gould
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many responses he has received following the consultation over the re-organisation of navigation authorities covering inland waterways; and if he will list the organisations responding and place copies of their responses in the Library.

Mr. Heseltine
The following 26 responses have been received as part of the review of the navigation functions of the British Waterways Board and the National Rivers Authority: Amateur Rowing AssociationAssociation of Waterway Cruising ClubsCommercial Narrowboat Operators AssociationCountry Landowners AssociationEast Cambridgeshire District CouncilEnglish NatureNeath Borough CouncilPort of London AuthorityRiver Wye Preservation TrustSalmon and Trout AssociationSevern Fisheries CouncilTurner Marinas Ltd.Welsh Anglers CouncilWye Salmon Fisheries AssociationAssociation of District CouncilsBritish Canoe Union Council of Welsh DistrictsDriffield Land Owners and Occupiers AssociationInland Waterways AssociationMr. Stephen PetersRiver Thames SocietyRoyal Yachting AssociationSedgemoor District CouncilTransport and General Workers UnionWater Companies AssociationWelsh Salmon & Trout Angling AssociationAll further responses received will be taken into account. The accepted practice, where responses are made available, is to place a list of organisations responding in the Library of the House of Commons and place copies of the responses in the Department's library. When all the main responses have been received, we shall follow this for all responses where the respondent does not ask for the response to be kept in confidence.