Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, attended a roundtable discussion on nutrient neutrality at 10 Downing Street on the 7th June. The local MP was joined by fellow parliamentarians affected by the management of nitrates and phosphates in Special Protection Areas in their constituencies.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, met with the Chief Operating Officer of South West Water, John Halsall, on the 5th June in Westminster where the MP convened the meeting to discuss the health of the River Lim and the re-designation of Church Beach as a bathing beach.
West Dorset’s MP Chris Loder launched the Clean Rivers of West Dorset (CROWD) action group on Friday 14th April with a special meeting at Charmouth Village Hall to examine the performance of Wessex Water and to press for improvements to water quality across the area.
Mr Loder set up CROWD in early
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the news today that the Upper River Piddle Catchment area near Dorchester has been awarded £65,000 as part of the Government’s ‘Frequently Flooded’ allowance.
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the launch of South West Water’s ‘revolutionary’ new water monitoring platform “Waterfit” last week on the 20th March that reports real time information on water quality and investment strategies to slash sewage discharges across their coverage area, including
Chris Loder MP has welcomed the news today that Ofwat has backed his calls for water company’s dividends to be linked to their environmental performance, following the MP’s major lobbying campaign in Parliament.
Chris said: “I rallied my colleagues in Parliament and led the charge to make i
West Dorset’s MP Chris Loder has given his backing to a new Animal Welfare Bill that will clamp down on ill treatment of animals in the tourist sector abroad.
The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill passed its Committee Stage on the morning of the 8th March.