 There are stories circulating of further cuts being proposed in Defra
budgets for fiscal year 2008/9. Any cut in Defra budgets is likely to
affect money available for fisheries work and the Environment Agency
will be under pressure to save even more money than this year.
Readers can help change the decision, before it is made, by writing to:
the Chancellor,
Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
LONDON SW1A 2HQ
Or emailing ministers@hm-treasury.gsi.gov.uk
Fax number 020 7270 4580
There are many volunteer organisations, within and without angling,
supporting the environment in the country at national and local level.
Many of these groups are dependent on small allocations of funds
from the EA and local government to maximise their effect. Cuts in
these important environmental funds not only damages the environment
but also diminishes the perceived importance of those vital community
groups. Why would people continue to volunteer when funds are
constantly cut by central government for environmental issues?
The community needs volunteers and it should be government policy to
ensure that volunteers and community groups can still be motivated by
supplying sufficient funds to underline the importance of local
contributions by individuals. Cuts in Defra funds will immediately
impact on fisheries work by the Environment Agency as well as
community works at a local level. The EA is already stretched to
deliver on the Water Framework Directive and further budget cuts for
Defra from the Treasury can only make matters significantly worse,
just at the time when we are all facing increased impacts from climate
change.
SAA is asking the Treasury to ensure that no cuts imposed on Defra
have a negative affect on the work of community groups or of the
Environment Agency.
Specialist Anglers Alliance represents 10,000 big fish anglers in Britain
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