River Great Ouse: Dredging
Commons · Question 105592 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when was the River Great Ouse last dredged.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 Jan 2026
The Environment Agency (EA) does not operate a routine dredging programme for the River Great Ouse. Dredging was last undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s, prior to the EA’s establishment in 1996.