Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 105592
River Great Ouse: Dredging
Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when was the River Great Ouse last dredged.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) does not operate a routine dredging programme for the River Great Ouse. Dredging was last undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s, prior to the EA’s establishment in 1996.