Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100528

Inland Waterways: Standards

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken within the last 5 years to assess the compliance of water companies and the Environment Agency against their obligations under the Water and Sewerag

Answer

Emma Hardy
It is water companies’ and the Environment Agency’s responsibility to comply with their respective obligations under the Code of Practice on Conservation, Access and Recreation.