colin breed takes campaign to EU

Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall has taken the campaign to stop dumping at Whitsand Bay to the European Union.

Colin Breed raised the issue with both the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs and the EU Commissioner for the Environment in a meeting in Brussels on Monday.

“I have taken the fight to stop dumping at Whitsand Bay to European level. While the EU cannot tell an individual country what to do, I am hopeful that together we can put pressure on DEFRA to make the right decisions over water management systems.

“We are exploring the possibility of restraining or abolishing the dumping at Whitsand Bay through the Water framework directive. There is new legislation coming in over the next few years to bolster this directive and make it illegal to dump waste at a site such as Whitsand Bay.

“In the meantime I will continue to oppose the dumping and challenge DEFRA over the terrible impact it has on the local eco-system.”