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Rivers: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 109309 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many formal Section 25 Enforcement Notices requiring riparian owners to complete specific maintenance works have been issued by the Environment Agency in Huntingdon constituency.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Feb 2026

Since 2024, the Environment Agency has not issued any Enforcement Notices under Schedule 25, Paragraph 8 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 to riparian owners in Huntingdonshire. Flood risk concerns have been addressed th...