Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94429

Water: Standards

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Lloyd Hatton

LabourSouth Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to expand the Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025 to apply to all recreational water users.

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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