Written questions

Water: Standards

Commons · Question 123001 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste at the University of Exeter on bathing water monitoring and standards.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 26 Mar 2026

The Chief Scientist of the Environment Agency presented at the ‘Safe to Swim Forum’ meeting at the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste in September 2025 on the Environment Agency’s science relating to bathing waters. Existing practices f...