Truro and Falmouth's MP has joined a group to "protect our waves", and strengthen legislation to help protect these areas from threats posed by inappropriate developments, sewage pollution and marine litter.
Sarah Newton attended the inaugural meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group to Protect Our Waves.
Organised by St Agnes based charity Surfers Against Sewage, the Protect Our Waves APPG has been launched to raise the profile and importance of the precious and unique wave resources that we are blessed with around the UK.
Mrs Newton said, ‘I am delighted to be supporting Surfers Against Sewage by joining the All Party Parliamentary Party Group to Protect Our Waves. I am a keen supporter of the excellent work that Surfers Against Sewage carry out, both within my constituency and on a national level.
"My constituency has some of the most beautiful coastline in the country and I look forward to working closely with parliamentary colleagues and Surfers Against Sewage in leading the fight against marine litter’.
Surfers Against Sewage’s Marine Litter Report, launched at today’s meeting, highlights the scale of the marine litter crisis and suggests radical new measures to stem the flow of litter into our oceans, waves and beaches.
The report calls for cohesive and effective anti-marine litter measures from all sections of society including community action, increased company responsibility and new government legislation.
A full copy of the report can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6lwrfj1jefazfpu/AACJqYVo4WnXBL-5UqlHFQqha?dl=0
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