PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Montgomery Canal (14 July 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to restore and protect the Montgomery canal.
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Government’s specific grant funding for the Canal and River Trust is primarily to support the maintenance and safe operation of the waterways network infrastructure. Ministers do not have a role in operational matters such as restoration projects or maintenance, including allocation of funding for individual waterways. Restoration projects do receive funding from various sources. For example, the Montgomery Canal restoration project received £16 million in October 2021 from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, through a successful Powys County Council bid.
Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
20 July 2023
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