Feb 13, 2019 Cornish MP says incorporation of proposed bathing waters legislation ‘highly likely’ in Environment Bill 13 February 2019 A Cornish MP has revealed that legislation which could better protect beaches and rivers across the UK from pollution is ‘highly likely’ to be incorporated into the UK government’s new Environment Bill. Scott Mann, MP for North Cornwall, initially proposed the Private Members Bill back in...
Sep 27, 2018 Plastic Free Parliament Campaign Success – Implementation update Last year, an investigation by Surfers Against Sewage uncovered that a staggering 2 million avoidable single-use plastic items were purchased in 2017 by the House of Commons and House of Lords. In response, the marine conservation charity launched the Plastic Free Parliament campaign and issued a challenge to Parliament to get...
May 15, 2018 Plastic Free Parliament Success! Today we celebrate the success of the Plastic Free Parliamentcampaign with the parliamentary estate committing to the elimination of single-use plastics. Thanks to over 7,500 of you contacting your MPs, 180 Members of Parliament have supported the campaign, leading to radical measures being agreed by the House of Commons and...
