Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 64179
Inland Waterways and Rivers: Damage
Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Patrick Spencer
Independent — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) people and (b) groups have been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for damaging (i) watercourses and (ii) rivers.
Answer
Emma HardyInformation on prosecutions by the Environment Agency under its regulatory powers is available on gov.uk. Cases completed from January 2000 that resulted in a conviction are included.
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