Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 3 December 2024.
Darren Paffey
Labour, Southampton Itchen
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of lifeguard numbers on UK beaches; and whether he plans to improve beach safety.
Emma Hardy
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We have made no such assessment. However, the responsibility for lifeguards on beaches is usually a matter for local authorities or private beach owners.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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