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Inland Waterways

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 June 2026UIN 6883

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect the health of people using inland waters for recreation.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Government will bring forward legislation through the Clean Water Bill, announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May, to deliver major reforms to the water system.

Public health will be at the heart of these reforms, alongside measures to strengthen regulation, improve water quality and tackle pollution at source, as set out in the Water White Paper.

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