Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has welcomed Government funding of £624,500 to improve flood resilience for six projects on the river Brit, Simene, Asker and Mangerton. The projects will be delivered by Dorset AONB Partnership, with measures to include flood plain and river restoration.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, last week supported the passage of the Pet Abduction Bill to the Report Stage in Parliament. The Pet Abduction Bill will make dog and cat abduction a specific offence and make provisions against the abduction of other animals commonly kept as pets.
Legislation to tackle livestock worrying has completed its Second Reading in Parliament following high-profile support from Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset. Mr Loder has spoken publicly of the need ‘for action against the suffering of animals as a result of careless or negligent dog owners’.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, is pushing ahead with his mission to resolve nutrient neutrality issues in the county to unlock modest housebuilding development and solve environmental concerns.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has welcomed a group of investments for a significant number of water treatment and sewage outflow sites in West Dorset to tackle the dumping of raw sewage following votes for action on the issue with the Environment Bill votes in late 2021.
The health and ecological status of the River Lim in Lyme Regis has once again been probed by Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, at a summit last Monday with South West Water’s CEO, Susan Davy.
100% of storm overflows across West Dorset’s water network have now been fitted with Event Duration Monitors (EDMs) following relentless pressure from Chris Loder MP on local water companies.