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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the ecological rating of rivers are in Mid Leicestershire constituency.

The Environment Agency undertakes a programme of ecological, water quality and chemical monitoring on the Somerset Frome according to the requirements defined by the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD). This provides an understanding of the overall Ecological Status of the river.

The WFD monitoring classification shows the ecological rating of rivers in the Mid Leicestershire constituency as follows:

• The Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line, summit to Aylestone is rated as Good
• The Lubbesthorpe Brook Catchment (tributary of Soar) is rated as Moderate
• The Quorn Brook Catchment (tributary of Soar) is rated as Moderate
• The Rothley Brook Catchment (tributary of Soar) is rated as Moderate
• The Eye / Wreake from Langham Brook to Soar is rated as Poor
• The Soar from Sence to Rothley Brook is rated as Poor.

This information is publicly available on England Catchment Data Explorer.