Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100525
Water: Swimming
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Question
Abtisam Mohamed
Labour — Sheffield 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 HardyThe 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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