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Bathing water quality improvement plans - John Penrose responds

DCMS response to public enquiries.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

, today welcomed Environment Agency news that 98 per cent of UK bathing waters passed mandatory EU water quality checks last year, and .

Mr聽Penrose said: 鈥淭ourism is a fantastically important part of the UK鈥檚 economy and will play a key role in our recovery.聽An important part of our tourist offer is, of course, seaside holidays.聽

鈥淔or millions of us, they are not just a wonderful holiday destination but a very real part of our cultural heritage.聽

鈥淪o I鈥檓 delighted that the importance of this is fully recognised in the forward investment plans that the water industry has agreed with the Environment Agency.鈥�

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Published 28 May 2010