Written question asked by Anthony Durant (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 March 1997. It was answered by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative) on Monday, 3 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of National Heritage.

Dept of National Heritage

Question: If she will comment on the support from the Millennium Fund to British Waterways. - Including figures. (Failed OPQ).

Answer: Sir. Anthony Durant: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage is she will make a statement on the support from the millennium fund to British Waterways. [16716] Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: The Millennium Commission has supported one project from the British Waterways Board: the millennium link project to reinstate navigation between the Forth and Clyde and Union canals, which has been offered a grant of £32.2 million. The heritage lottery fund made an award of £25 million to the British Waterways Board for the Kennet and Avon canal. The commission has supported four other waterways projects: the Ribble link in Lancashire; the Rochdale canel; the Huddersfield narrow canal; and the new lock at Great Conard, Suffolk. In total, canal projects have been offered £61.8 million by the commission.

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