Zac has protected Kew Gardens, a national treasure, by securing £2.3m of funding despite the threat of cuts.
Kew Gardens is one of England’s top tourist attractions, welcoming over two million visitors each year. It hosts over 30,000 plant types and is home to an internationally acclaimed botanical research facility.
After the announcement that the funding to Kew Gardens was going to be cut by £1.5m, Zac led a campaign to protect its funding.
He took a petition of almost 100,000 names to 10 Downing Street and in so doing pressured the Government to continue its funding until April 2015. Zac also initiated a debate on the long term funding for Kew Gardens and on the back of it, he secureed £2.3m funding for the financial year of 2015/16. He continues to make the case for a long term funding settlement for Kew Gardens.
