Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 10157
Inland Waterways
Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative — Runnymede and Weybridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions to require riparian landowners to discharge their watercourse maintenance obligations were taken by the Environment Agency in each constituency in 2023.
Answer
Emma HardyIn 2023 the Environment Agency (EA) recorded 404 incidents nationally where riparian ownership was referenced. Where offences were identified the EA took action in line with their enforcement and sanctions policy to protect the environment. One warning le...
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