Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 88223

Rivers: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding the Environment Agency received for river and stream maintenance in each of the last five years.

Answer

Emma Hardy

As the EA operates at arm’s length from its sponsor department, Defra, it is for the EA to determine how much of its budget it spends on maintenance under its remit.