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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 November 2025
Debate
Planning and Infrastructure BillContribution
First, the commitment around local nature recovery strategies is a positive thing, but the problem is that local nature recovery strategies do not cover the whole catchment area of a river. The flow of the whole river is so vital for these ecosystems and for biodiversity. There can be abstraction in some places but then pollution in others.
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