Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100525

Water: Swimming

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to broaden the definition of bathers within the relevant regulations to include a broader range of recreational water users.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Department is working on a response to the Independent Water Commission’s final recommendations through a White Paper and a new water reform bill, bringing forward root and branch reform to secure better outcomes for customers, investors and the envir...

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