Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61387

Rivers: Urban Areas

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

Harpreet Uppal

LabourHuddersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the restoration of (a) the River Colne in Huddersfield and (b) other urban rivers.

Answer

Emma Hardy
We are funding two projects led by the Calder and Colne Rivers Trust this year through the Water Environment Improvement Fund. One project is a three-year project looking at pollution,land and highway management issues on the River Colne and tributaries. ...

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