Climate Change: Inland Waterways
Commons · Question 81444 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential long-term impact of climate change on the canal network before reducing the level of funding for the Canal and River Trust.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Oct 2025
A comprehensive review of the current grant provision to the Canal and River Trust was conducted between 2021 and 2023. The review examined a number of forward-looking scenarios using data provided by the Trust that included consideration of potential cli...