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British Waterways

Absolutely. My right hon. Friend may have read my speech because I would like to deal with that possibility in a moment. That would be a fantastic way forward; indeed, British Waterways has proposed and consulted on that recently. Further losses and selling off a national treasure would also represent a sell-off of the volunteer effort, which has been built up over many years, especially in places such as my constituency. A few weeks ago, I celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Stourbridge navigation trust in the company of people such as Graham Debney, Chris Dyche and Graham Fisher, who work tirelessly to keep the canal and the navigation trust going. I value their input, and a sell-off would represent selling off that input. They are a truly magnificent set of volunteers and an example to us all.