Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73245
Canals: Closures
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many miles of canal have been closed for navigation due to water shortages in 2025.
Answer
Emma HardyThe country’s largest navigation authority, the Canal and River Trust, reports that the prolonged period of dry weather this spring and summer has led to a number of restrictions and closures across its 2,000-mile inland waterway network. As well as low w...
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