Rebecca Pow
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 63 |
| Date of birth | October 10,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Somerset |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Charles Clark |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Books | All Gardens Great and Small |
| Job | Journalist |
| Politician | |
| Education | Wye College |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 |
| Previous position | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society of the United Kingdom (2019–2019) |
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| ID | 484992 |
Rebecca Pow Life story
Rebecca Faye Clark, known as Rebecca Pow, is a British politician serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environmental Quality and Resilience since October 2022. She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2019 to 2022.
Ban on single-use cutlery comes into force in England
... Environment minister Rebecca Pow said the government has already implemented " world-leading" bans on straws, stirrers and cotton buds, as well as rolling out charges for carrier bags and an industry tax on large plastic packaging imports...
England's single use plastics ban does not tackle takeaway boxes, warns Greenpeace
... Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said the government had worked " closely" with industry over the last nine months to help it transition to greener packaging...
Water firms illegally spilled sewage on dry days - data suggests
... " Water Minister Rebecca Pow told the BBC she considers the amount of sewage discharged into the English waters " utterly unacceptable" and said the protection budget had been increased by 12% since last year...
Warning DIY waste charges ban could push up council tax
... Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said: " We want to make it as easy as possible for people to dispose of their waste properly and that s why we are removing the financial burden on doing the right thing with DIY trash...
Water companies say sorry over spilling raw sewage
... Water Minister Rebecca Pow said: " The government has put the strictest targets ever on water companies to reduce sewage pollution...
Campaigners slam government river bathing decision
... " The actions we have taken mean that people across the country will be able to swim at more sites and in better quality water, but we know there is more to do, " says Water Minister Rebecca Pow...
Glass bottles excluded from deposit return plans
... " This will provide a simple and effective system across the country that helps people reduce litter and recycle more easily, even when on the move, " according to environment minister Rebecca Pow...
Wet wipe pollution: 'Fine to flush' message still not understood
... Environment minister Rebecca Pow says they want to make sure that if a ban is brought in, it doesn t have knock-on effects that will cause similar problems...
Campaigners slam government river bathing decision
By Jonah FisherBBC Environment Correspondent
The government's rejection of all but one application for bathing water status for English rivers is " very disappointing" environmentalists say.
Part of the River Deben in Suffolk is still in the running but campaigners for clean water say proposals for eight other river sites were declined.
Designation as an official bathing site obliges the Environment Agency to regularly test water quality.
Campaigners say they have not been told why the decisions have been made.
You can still swim in non-designated sites but it's unlikely the water quality will be monitored or tested.
Water companies currently have to provide data on how many hours raw sewage flows into waterways, but there is limited testing of what it means for water quality.
There will now be a period of public consultation on four new sites becoming officially designated as bathing water. Two are at a reservoir in Rutland with The Others on the coast in Plymouth, as well as the River Deben in Suffolk.
" The actions we have taken mean that people across the country will be able to swim at more sites and in better quality water, but we know there is more to do, " says Water Minister Rebecca Pow .
There are already 421 designated bathing water sites in England. The vast majority of them are coastal with just two, in Yorkshire on the River Wharfe and Oxfordshire, on the Thames on rivers.
Applicants for official bathing status are asked to provide evidence of local support, data on how many people swim at The Site and whether there are facilities nearby, such as toilets.
Kirsty Davies, community water quality officer for campaign group Surfers Against Sewage called the rejections " a slap in The Face for communities who are trying to tackle the sewage pollution crisis. "
'Catch 22 '" It's a Catch 22 , " Ms Davies said. " They won't care for waters that aren't designated, but we apply for designation, and they decline. "
One of those turned down is at Wallingford on the River Thames . In a statement South Oxfordshire District council said they were " extremely disappointed" by the decision and were seeking clarification on the reasons behind it.
In 2020 part of the Wharfe in Ilkley became The First UK river to be designated as a bathing site, in what was then seen as a Major Victory for water quality campaigners. But efforts to get three more stretches of the Wharfe officially designated have been rejected.
Councillor Linda Richards , who had been working on the designation told The Bbc that they had been sent emails which said they'd failed to meet the criteria but didn't explain why.
" This is a disappointing setback but not The End of The Road , " She Said , explaining that they would bid for designated status again.
A spokesperson for DEFRA said they would not comment on individual applications but that sites that did not meet criteria would not progress to national consultation.
Additional reporting by Sophie Woodcock.
Follow Jonah on Twitter @jonahfisherbbc
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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