Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 116850

Water: Standards

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, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential benefits of amending the Bathing Water regulations to include a wider range of recreational users.

Answer

Emma Hardy
In March 2025 the Government published its response to a consultation on amending the Bathing Water 2013 Regulations. In this, the Government noted the support for expanding the definition of a bather to include other recreational water users. Work has be...

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