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1680444

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date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	River Thames: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, how many boats were registered to use the River Thames in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	8468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>In 2023 the Environment Agency (EA) has issued 12,790 boat registrations for boats used or kept on the non-tidal Thames. The Canal and River Trust (CRT)/EA operate a Gold Licence scheme which allows boaters to use all EA and CRT waterways for a single fee.</p><p> </p><p>The data for figure of CRT/EA Gold licences issued in 2023 will be available in March 2024. As a guide, in 2022, the CRT/EA Gold scheme equated to a further 1,265 registrations for boats on the non-tidal Thames.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/01/2024 14:12:39 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1627131

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	River Thames: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency’s enforcement of illegal moorings in the non-tidal Thames.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Dominic Raab
uin	184630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>Operational matters on inland waterways are the responsibility of the relevant navigation authority, such as in this case the Environment Agency’s enforcement of illegal moorings on the non-tidal Thames.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency waterways department as part of Defra is aware of all mooring issues or potential reported issues on its land. The intelligence is captured and collated in the Environment Agency navigation enforcement team’s Tactical Assessment (Thames). The document includes mooring and trespass issues on Environment Agency land only and helps prioritise and deliver outcomes. Trespass and mooring issues not relating to the Environment Agency fall under riparian landowners’ or other navigation authorities’ responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Tactical Assessment is a classified document and deemed as sensitive and would not be shared with the public. The Thames Enforcement Plan for the Environment Agency Non-Tidal Thames, which gives an overview of enforcement actions and priorities for 2023/2024, can be viewed here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Friver-thames-enforcement-plan%2Fnon-tidal-river-thames-regulation-and-enforcement-plan-1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4ead35be58c7461b1bfa08db55fae49b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638198308280149744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hP90yVskAJCae8Bg%2BQuczlE37u7B0iVDJxeXoISoOPg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Non-Tidal River Thames Regulation and Enforcement Plan 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/05/2023 10:19:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

1627133

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	River Thames: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency shares data on the enforcement of illegal moorings in the non-tidal Thames with her Department; and if her Department will publish that data by local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Dominic Raab
uin	184631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency works with partner agencies to improve compliance on the non-tidal Thames, sharing outcomes with local authority areas and stakeholders alike. However, intelligence and ongoing enforcement actions are not shared with the public due to legal privilege and GDPR rules and regulations. More information relating to enforcement on the non-tidal Thames can be viewed on the Non-Tidal River Thames Regulation and Enforcement Plan 2023/2024: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Friver-thames-enforcement-plan%2Fnon-tidal-river-thames-regulation-and-enforcement-plan-1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4ead35be58c7461b1bfa08db55fae49b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638198308280305974%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Kr7or0eqcp6lyYv2SqMZhD%2BPxA7Pux0wJfnwlYQDUEA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Non-Tidal River Thames Regulation and Enforcement Plan 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/05/2023 10:16:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab