Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90159

Lake Windermere: Pollution

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a pollution risk costing model for Windermere based on Environment Agency modelling of other mainly coastal designated bathing sites.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency currently provides pollution forecasting at 171 coastal sites and is exploring the feasibility of providing a forecast for inland sites.