Submitted on Monday 22nd December 2025
Rejected on Thursday 5th February 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Provide adequate funding to support British inland waterways
Given that another breach of a canal has happened on the Llangollen canal today, the UK government should provide adequate funding to maintain and enhance the inland waterways to support canal liveaboarda, canal users, tow path users and support and increase mental, physical and emotional health.
Funding to the Canal and River Trust has decreased massively over the previous few years yet the costs are increasing as a lot of the inland waterways are centuries old. If this was a physical building or highway, more would be done to maintain it so the same should be demanded of the government for the canals and navigable rivers of Britain.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government has announced an additional £6.5 million of investment in the canal network. You can read more here: www.gov.uk/government/news/iconic-canals-to-be-better-protected-with-65-million-investment
You could start a new petition calling for a further increase to funding for inland waterways if that is what you would like to see, including by what amount you would like funding to increase.
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