Water: Standards
Commons · Question 26744 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Carla Denyer
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out a timeline for expanding the definition of a bather in the Bathing Water Regulations to include all recreational water users.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Sep 2026
Work is continuing to develop the evidence needed to inform policy on the protection of recreational water users, including working with the Public Health Water Taskforce, which is advising Government on public health risks associated with drinking and re...