Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33908

Houseboats

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of people who live in residential houseboats in permanent moorings in (a) London and (b) England.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Department does not hold such information. Navigation authorities are responsible for operational matters on their waterways, including issuing licences for permanent moorings on their waterways. This does not necessarily involve recording the number ...

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