Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bob Laxton (Labour), on Wednesday, 25 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 61 members in total.

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INLAND WATERWAYS AND FUNDING

That this House notes that the UK inland waterways are a national treasure which have significantly improved in recent years; shares the Government's view that the waterways nevertheless need new investment; further notes that nearly half of the money that British Waterways needs to maintain the network comes from its property portfolio; further notes that funding cuts in British Waterways' grant-in-aid from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs mean that the shortfall British Waterways faces in the money it needs to properly fund its waterways is increased to about ??40 million; believes the inland waterways should be treated as a national park; supports the Save our System 2010 campaign launched by the Inland Waterways Association; and further notes that the funding shortfall should be reinstated and the property portfolio protected so that it can provide a secure funding stream to ensure that the inland waterways can continue to be enjoyed by millions in years to come.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

233 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Lindsay Hoyle

Nigel Evans

Mike Hancock

David Leslie Taylor

Subjects

Leisure Water

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk