Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 116848

Water: Safety

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of safeguards included in the Transition Plan for recreational water users, including those using waters outside designated bath

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Water Reform Transition Plan charts a clear path to the water system of the future, as set out in the recent water white paper. The transition plan will be accompanied by a new Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat and ministerial direction for EA. The...

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