Water: Standards
Commons · Question 94659 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of safe bathing water across the UK.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Dec 2025
To protect our waterways and the health of bathers, the Environment Agency monitors the water quality at over 400 designated beaches and inland waters across England during the bathing season. This is achieved through a robust sampling programme - as set ...