North Wiltshire MP James Gray has pledged support behind a new push to tackle river and water pollution. The Storm Overflows Taskforce – made up of Defra, the Environment Agency, Ofwat, the Consumer Council for Water, Blueprint for Water and Water UK – has today agreed to set a long-term goal to eliminate harm from storm overflows. Following recommendations from the taskforce, water companies will also increase transparency around when and how storm overflows are used. North Wiltshire MP James Gray said: “I was appalled to see the amount of sewer storm overflows across North Wiltshire, particularly around Box which has three sewer storm overflows discharging into the By Brook.
North Wiltshire MP James Gray has pledged support behind a new push to tackle river and water pollution. The Storm Overflows Taskforce – made up of Defra, the Environment Agency, Ofwat, the Consumer Council for Water, Blueprint for Water and Water UK – has today agreed to set a long-term goal to eliminate harm from storm overflows. Following recommendations from the taskforce, water companies will also increase transparency around when and how storm overflows are used. North Wiltshire MP James Gray said: “I was appalled to see the amount of sewer storm overflows across North Wiltshire, particularly around Box which has three sewer storm overflows discharging into the By Brook.
The minister for hospitality debate earlier this evening highlighted the overwhelming support for the sector and is a platform to build on , industry leaders have said, although there is no guarantee the position will be created.
The campaign to create a dedicated minister for hospitality was debated in Parliament tonight (11 January) following a petition that garnered more than 200,000 signatures and the backing of key figures.
Spearheading the campaign was Home Grown Hotels founder Robin Hutson, who told
The Caterer: This was never going to be a one-shot result, it was always going to be the start of something. I didn t expect to come out of this afternoon with a minister for hospitality.