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News Release 19th April 2007DEBATE ON BRITISH WATERWAYSThe Speaker has granted Michael Fabricant a 90 minute debate on "The Funding of British Waterways" which will start at 9.30am on Wednesday 25th April. Michael Fabricant says: "I will be highlighting how sweeping cuts imposed by DEFRA (the Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs) on British Waterways has already resulted in the closure of one canal and jeopardised the future of many others. I shall emphasise the benefits to the midlands as a whole of the restoration of the Lichfield & Hatherton canals and be asking British Waterways to continue their support of this vital project. In particular, I shall also be asking the DEFRA Minister to clarify what Government funding will be available to British Waterways in the coming years." |
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