PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Agriculture: Water (13 December 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy to maintain the 30 March 2022 guidance on the Farming Rules for Water for the next twelve months.

Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)

Answer

Defra have committed to review the statutory guidance, issued to the Environment Agency on the application of the Farming Rules for Water, by September 2025. This is to ensure that it continues to serve its function and reflect the priorities and best practice of the time.


Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
17 January 2023

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