C# httpget

using System.Net; 
using System.Web; 
 public static string HttpGet(string Url) 
        { 
            try 
            { 
                System.Net.WebRequest wReq = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(Url); 
                // Get the response instance. 
                System.Net.WebResponse wResp = wReq.GetResponse(); 
                System.IO.Stream respStream = wResp.GetResponseStream(); 
                // Dim reader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(respStream) 
                using (System.IO.StreamReader reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(respStream, Encoding.GetEncoding("UTF-8"))) 
                { 
                    return reader.ReadToEnd(); 
                } 
            } 
            catch (System.Exception ex) 
            { 
                //errorMsg = ex.Message; 
            } 
            return ""; 
        }