Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 14 February 2024.
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which bathing waters have been de-designated in each region since 2015.
Robbie Moore
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Since 2015, the following bathing waters have been de-designated in the Environment Agency areas listed below:
Area | De-Designated bathing waters since 2015 |
Cumbria and Lancashire | 2 |
Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly | 3 |
East Anglia | 1 |
Solent and South Downs | 1 |
Wessex | 2 |
Yorkshire | 2 |
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