Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 105296

Inland Waterways: Finance

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 19 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the change in the level of the Canal and River Trust’s grant settlement since 2017 on the safety and integrity of inl

Answer

Emma Hardy

The current 15-year Government grant provided to the Canal and River Trust was adjusted for inflation for the first 10 years between 2012 and 2022, with the agreement clearly stating that the final five years of the grant from 2022 to 2027 would be capped...

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