Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90425

Rivers: Environment Protection

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Kevin Bonavia

LabourStevenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect chalk streams.

Answer

Emma Hardy
In June 2025 the Environment Agency updated its National Framework for water resources, setting out the importance of chalk streams and how we will include their needs in all water resources planning and decision making. The Government is prioritising cha...

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