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Rivers: Navigation

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32805

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide clarity on the law on the public rights of navigation on non-tidal waterways; and if he will make a comparative assessment of his policy and Magna Carta.

Answered by Emma Hardy

I refer the Hon Member to the reply previously given on 21 January 2025 to PQ 24394.

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