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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with voluntary and third-sector organisations on the condition of UK rivers.

Ministers and Defra officials are in regular contact with voluntary and third sector organisations on the condition of rivers in England. These groups make a strong contribution to our work on the stewardship of water and the natural environment.

Through our Catchment Based Approach there are now over 100 local partnerships between Government, voluntary organisations and business in operation across England.