Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 38596 on Rivers: Swimming, whether revised guidance to make it easier to understand the criteria for bathing water status has been published.

We want to make the application process for bathing water designation clearer and easier for applicants to understand, and to ensure only necessary information is requested. We are considering how this can be achieved most effectively, and will provide an update in due course.