Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Eighth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 June 2008.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

The EFRA Committee inquiry in 2007

This follow-up inquiry

British Waterways

Funding of British Waterways

2  BW's relationship with Defra and other Government departments

The new "Strategic Steer" from Defra to BW and the "Deal" between them
Defra's priorities for BW

BW's Corporate Plan

Interdepartmental Working Group

British Waterways budget for 2008-09

British Waterways Status Options Review

3  British Waterways' regeneration and restoration work  

Benefits of waterside development

Regeneration and the expansion of BW's network

Restoration

BW's withdrawal from the Cotswold Canals restoration project

History of the restoration project

British Waterways' decision to withdraw from the Cotswold Canals Partnership

Reaction to BW's decision  

Defra's view

Our views

BW's decision to withdraw from the Cotswold Canals Partnership

4  Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of unprinted evidence  

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Tuesday 18 March 2008

Wednesday 19 March 2008

Written Evidence

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Prepared 1 July 2008