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Asked by Dr Simon OpherLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 86369

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Environment Agency's Chief Scientist’s Group report entitled Exploring recreational water

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Government is considering the approach to improving access to nature and is committed to working with stakeholders as this develops. The Environment Agency’s report on recreational water use will help to inform that process.

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