Claire Perry MP visits River Kennet with WWF-UK and members of Action for River Kennet

On Friday 20th May Claire Perry MP met with members of the Action for River Kennet group and WWF-UK on the banks of the Kennet near Malborough to see the improvements they had made and to discuss issues threatening the future of the river such as over abstraction. WWF-UK is working on solutions to help reduce over abstraction and help people reduce their water consumption. The Government is currently drawing a Water White Paper to look at what needs to be changed in this area and this is expected to be published later this year.

Commenting Claire said:

"I am very happy to have had the opportunity to see the great work being done by Action for the River Kennet members to help improve and protect this important local river. With the recent dry weather we have been experiencing and the ongoing abstraction issue I am keen for action to be taken quickly to properly protect the river. I recently met with the Water Minister, Richard Benyon MP, and urged him to address the of issue overabstraction in the current reforms that he is considering."

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