PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(29 August 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that staffing levels of lock keepers and river infrastructure on the non‑tidal River Thames are sufficient to guarantee public and operator safety.
Asked by:
Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Ensuring public and operator safety on the non-tidal River Thames is a priority for the Environment Agency (EA). The EA is investing in additional lock and weir resource.
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