Andrew Cooper

Andrew Cooper

Labour — Mid Cheshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 January 2025

Debate

Rivers, Lakes and Seas: Water Quality

Contribution

The hon. Lady makes a fair point. We are certainly at the start of the journey, not the end, so there is more to do to get the issue under control. I will highlight the importance of citizen science initiatives and active involvement from communities and campaign groups such as Restore the Weaver and Northwich River Heroes, which often provide invaluable data that complements the work done by organisations such as the Environment Agency. It is a shame, however, that the EA has had to rely on such people, rather than being properly resourced for the task at hand. I am pleased we now have a Government who have swept away the inertia, neglect and failure that characterised the previous Government’s approach to the activities of water companies and the protection of our waterways. Like my Labour colleagues, I have hope for a future in which we can look on poor river quality as a thing of the past.

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