I have now heard from my MP, Patrick Mercer as follows:
Thank you very much for your email of 17 October about the recent
cuts in funding for BritishWaterways.
As I understand it, DEFRA notified British Waterways in March that its grant
would be cut by 5% (£3.1 million). British Waterways subsequently adjusted its
budgets, but in August DEFRA announced that British Waterway's funding would be
cut by a further 7.5% (£4.5 million) with the possibility of a further 2.5%
(£1.5 million) being slashed in November. This lower level of funding is to
continue through 2007 and perhaps until 2012.
I fully understand your situation and the points you make. I have
received several letters/emails similar to yours and have already written to
David Miliband MP, Secretary of State at DEFRA, and I will of course forward
you a copy of any response I receive. Unfortunately, my front bench
responsibilities preclude me from signing Early Day Motion 2757
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Thank you very much for writing to me and I hope to be back in touch
with you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Graham
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