Swimming: Water
Commons · Question 63716 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reopening Bathing Water applications before changes including (a) core reforms and (b) wider reforms are implemented.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 2 Jul 2025
The reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations will modernise the system so that it reflects how and where people use bathing waters. We have taken the decision to reopen applications this year and published interim guidance for applicants wishing to apply ...