Water Aid

Ensuring access to clean water water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is essential. Clean water reduces maternal and infant mortality and the rise of antimicrobial resistance and it helps prevent the spread of disease. Sadly, 1.4 million lives are lost each year due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene.

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Peter Dowd
Woodlands and Trees

I believe in the right for everyone to have a rich, fulfilled and healthy life with nature and a decent environment at its heart. Biodiversity is inextricably linked to trees and I know the public wants to see us both protect our forests and woodlands and plant more trees.

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Peter Dowd
Reforming Private Renting

I have long supported calls for more rights and better protections for tenants, including a ban on section 21 evictions to prevent renters from being uprooted with little notice and minimal justification.

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Peter Dowd
Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey

One year has now passed since the destructive earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023 that sadly affected 8.8 million people, left 6000 people dead and 12,000 injured in Syria alone.

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Peter Dowd