Inland Waterways: Finance
Commons · Question 103947 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Canal and River Trust’s grant settlement for maintaining the safety and integrity of inland waterways in England.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 13 Jan 2026
Canal maintenance, and ensuring funding for it, is the responsibility of navigation authorities. The Government provides the largest navigation authority, the Canal and River Trust, with an annual grant of £52.6 million to support the Trust’s network main...