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Commons · Question 24371 · Tabled 15 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2025

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Asked by Cat Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the children of families of boaters without a permanent mooring have daily access to education without falling under e

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 Jan 2025

Navigation authorities are responsible for operational matters on their waterways, and boaters using navigable waterways are required to comply with the terms of their licences for the benefit of all waterway users. The country’s largest navigation author...