Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94588

Water: Standards

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will extend the definition of bathers to include other water user types in the context of the Bathing Waters Regulations.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Bathing waters are one of the most visible ways in which the public interacts with the water environment, and so it is critical that appropriate regulations meet the needs of water users and those involved with managing bathing water sites. In the Novembe...

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