Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 96174

Inland Waterways: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for canal maintenance.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Canal maintenance, and ensuring funding for it, is the responsibility of navigation authorities. The Government provides the largest navigation authority, the Canal and River Trust, with an annual grant of £52.6 million to support the Trust’s network main...

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