Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99090

Rivers: Standards

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the latest data on the ecological status of rivers across the UK.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency (EA) is preparing the next update of water body classifications which underpin river basin management plans and guide investment decisions.