Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, how many licences for impounding water were issued by the Environment Agency in 2023.
In 2023 the Environment Agency (EA) issued 11 new impoundment licences. The EA also issued 1 normal variation to an existing impoundment license in 2023. Please note that the data may not be complete for December 2023.