Inland Waterways: Standards
Commons · Question 9226 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics are in place to (a) monitor and (b) enforce the timely response of the Environment Agency to reports of (i) waterway obstructions, (ii) lack of waterway maintenance and (i
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 23 Oct 2024
The Environment Agency (EA) is accountable to Parliament via the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). As the principal sponsor of the EA, Defra works closely with EA officials at every level to provide constructive challenge...