A Bill to make provision for the designation of rivers, streams and lakes as having protected status; to specify criteria for minimum standards that a site must meet where it has been designated as a river, stream or lake with protected status; to set minimum standards of water quality, safety, environmental management and provision of information in relation to such sites; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Victoria CollinsLiberal Democrat
5 May 2026
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The Rivers, Streams and Lakes (Protected Status) Bill would create a process to designate rivers, streams and lakes as protected sites. It would set criteria for how a water body qualifies and establish minimum standards for water quality, safety, environmental management and the information provided to the public at those sites.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, having had its first reading earlier in December 2024.
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10 Dec 2024
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
