Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 105018

Inland Waterways: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the structural integrity of the canal network.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Responsibility for ensuring the structural integrity of the canal network rests with the navigation authorities concerned. The largest navigation authority is the Canal and River Trust, with some 2,000 miles of waterways. The Government is currently provi...

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