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Inland Waterways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics are in place to (a) monitor and (b) enforce the timely response of the Environment Agency to reports of (i) waterway obstructions, (ii) lack of waterway maintenance and (i
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 23 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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15 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics are in place to (a) monitor and (b) enforce the timely response of the Environment Agency to reports of (i) waterway obstructions, (ii) lack of waterway maintenance and (i
23 Oct 2024
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23 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Environment Agency (EA) is accountable to Parliament via the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). As the principal sponsor of the EA, Defra works closely with EA officials at every level to provide constructive challenge...
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