Written questions

Wetlands: Worcester

Commons · Question 11263 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Garnier

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

Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Nov 2024

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...