Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 107517

River Great Ouse: Dredging

Tabled: 21 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105592 on River Great Ouse: Dredging, for what reason the river has not been dredged since the 1970s and 1980s.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Since the 1980s, the Environment Agency’s (EA) maintenance works have been limited to targeted desilting at specific locations, such as locks, outfalls and gauging stations, to maintain navigation and asset functionality. Sections of the Ely Ouse, from Po...

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