Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps he is taking to help restore chalk streams.”
Tabled: 12 June 2025Answered: 19 June 2025
Asked by
Luke Murphy
Labour — Basingstoke
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Hardy)
Chalk streams are not only a beautiful and iconic part of our precious natural landscape; they are symbols of our national heritage. The protection and restoration of our cherished chalk streams is a core ambition in our overall programme of reform to the water sector.