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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the financial sustainability of the Canal and River Trust of meeting all its dredging requirements based on its current levels of Government funding.

No such assessment has been made. As a charity independent of Government, the Canal and River Trust is responsible for operational matters on its waterways, including meeting its various statutory obligations.