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Rivers: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 106664 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to enforce waterway maintenance responsibilities by riparian owners in Huntingdonshire.

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 27 Jan 2026

In Huntingdonshire, the Environment Agency (EA) has undertaken targeted enforcement across Brampton Brook, Alconbury Brook, Ellington Brook and St Ives to encourage voluntary compliance and to inform and educate landowners on riparian responsibilities. Th...