The River Avon and the River Severn both flow through the Tewkesbury constituency, and while they do bring their own share of problems, as waterways they are, understandably, very precious to local communities.
I have consistently backed tougher action on water companies that do not play by the rules, and I am pleased to see that today up to £11mil in fines from these companies will be directly reinvested into schemes that seek to protect our water environment.
More information on this announcement can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crackdown-on-water-firms-sees-millions-invested-into-local-action