Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes on the Lido

Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes calls for action to save the city's Lido

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00:00Andrew Peakes. Thank you Mr Speaker, Tewkesbury Lido is one of the jewels in the crown of our city.

00:06Now just two years ago we had a hydrotherapy pool and an indoor pool as well as the Lido,

00:11but due to the reckless behaviour of the previous Conservative administration,

00:14the hydrotherapy pool was bulldozed and the indoor pool closed. The Lido is now at risk

00:20in future years. Can I ask my Honourable Friend if she will ensure the Government recognise the

00:26vital role of swimming for leisure, sport and well-being? And if she'll join me in

00:30congratulating the thousands of residents, including myself, who are rallying behind

00:34keeping our Lido safe. Well absolutely, I want to join him in saying the importance of our indoor

00:41and outdoor pools and the importance of swimming to a healthy society, to our agenda for preventative

00:50public health as well. It's absolutely vital that we keep local Lido's like his alive and

00:55I know he'll also have a very strong ally in the Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero.