Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 11263

Wetlands: Worcester

Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

Mark Garnier

ConservativeWyre Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to restore the condition of groundwater-dependent wetlands to achieve Local Nature Recovery Targets in Worcester.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Recovering nature is a key priority for this Government and wetland habitats are an important component of that. Under the Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Programme, the impact of Public Water Supply groundwater abstraction on river flows and wetlands h...

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