Defra to review bathing water policy for England
by Karma Loveday
Water minister, Rebecca Pow, has confirmed Defra officials are undertaking a review of bathing water policy in England.
Pow was responding to Parliamentary questions last week, which included:
• shadow environment minister, Alex Sobel, asked whether Defra had plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to inland bathing waters; and
• Conservative MP, Caroline Dineage, asked whether bathing season (May - September) sampling should extended to all year round.
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