Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109295

Water: Standards

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of its consultation on the Bathing Water Regulations.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra, jointly with the Welsh Government, ran a consultation on a package of reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 that was open between November – December 2024. In March 2025 the Government published its response to this consultation, setting ou...

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