Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 24631

Rivers: Dredging

Tabled: 17 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025

Question

Mr Toby Perkins

LabourChesterfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on dredging rivers.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra works closely with the Environment Agency (EA) to ensure it is equipped to carry out its functions effectively and deliver for the public and the environment; this includes flood risk management and watercourse maintenance. The EA focuses its effort...

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