Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117144

Water: Standards

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Jack Rankin

ConservativeWindsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to integrate citizen science with statutory monitoring within Regional Systems Planners to more effectively monitor the water environment.

Answer

Emma Hardy
In the recent Water White Paper, the Government committed to strengthening regional water planning to enable a more holistic, coordinated approach to water environment and supply planning. A fundamental part of this is supporting catchment partnerships ac...

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