Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 14 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 January 1999. It was answered by Nick Raynsford (Labour) on Thursday, 21 January 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many of the country's estuaries (a) have been and (b) are currently being investigated for barrage schemes. - Includes table and fact that information not kept centrally.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many of the country's estuaries (a) have been and (b) are currently being investigated for barrage schemes. [66371] Mr. Raynsford: This information is not kept centrally. A large number of estuaries have been investigated to varying levels of detail in connection with flood protection, tidal power generation and for amenity purposes. However, many of these have not been and are unlikely to be taken forward. Some examples are indicated in the following table but this is by no means comprehensive. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Location Barrage type Status Hull Flood surge Built Breydon Water (Norfolk) Flood surge Under investigation River Colne (Essex) Flood surge Built Thames Flood surge Built River Truro (Cornwall) Flood surge Built River Hayle (Cornwall) Flood surge/amenity Built Swansea Amenity Built Cardiff Bay Amenity Under construction River Usk (Newport) Amenity Proposed Tees Amenity Built River Adur (West Sussex) Amenity Proposed Severn Tidal power Proposed Mersey Tidal power Proposed Duddon (Cumbria) Road barrage Proposed The Wash Water supply Proposed Morecambe Bay Water supply Proposed _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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