Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 119821
Swimming: South West
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
Dan Norris
Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support new bathing sites in the West of England.
Answer
Emma HardyTo designate a site as a bathing water, an application must be submitted to Defra. Applications for new bathing sites are driven by the public and put forward for consultation if certain criteria are met, which can be found online at gov.uk. We are curren...
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