EDM 2863
ROCHDALE CANAL 25.10.2006
That this House welcomes the environmental, leisure and cultural
benefits that the restored Rochdale Canal brings to the districts it
passes through; further welcomes the increased investment and
economic growth the canal has brought in areas like Canalside in
Rochdale; notes that a further £10 million will be needed to
complete the restoration of Rochdale Canal; further notes that the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs plans to cut
British Waterways' funding by £60 million over five years, of which
£600,000 will be cut from this year's winter maintenance budget for
Rochdale Canal; is concerned that these cuts in funding may
jeopardise the future of waterways such as Rochdale Canal; and calls
on the Government to acknowledge the important role that Rochdale
Canal still plays in Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire by
restoring British Waterways' cut in funding.
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