Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94659
Water: Standards
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of safe bathing water across the UK.
Answer
Emma HardyTo protect our waterways and the health of bathers, the Environment Agency monitors the water quality at over 400 designated beaches and inland waters across England during the bathing season. This is achieved through a robust sampling programme – as set ...
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