Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:41 am on 4 September 2025.
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat, Ely and East Cambridgeshire
10:41,
4 September 2025
Last Sunday I visited the River Snail, a chalk stream in my Constituency, and was horrified to see not a river but a dried and cracked river bed. Our chalk streams, which are a really important part of our biodiversity, are under increasing threat from climate change. Could the Leader of the House make Government time available for a debate on how we will protect our precious chalk streams?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent