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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which bathing waters have been de-designated in the South East since 2010.

Clacton (Groyne 41) in Tendring, Essex was de-designated in 2020 due to the site receiving 5 consecutive ‘Poor’ classifications. Newhaven in Lewes, East Sussex, was de-designated in 2016 as the site was no longer being used for bathing. Access had been closed by the private owner, as harbour byelaws prohibited bathing.