§ Dr. WhiteheadTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will provide a definition of the bathing season for the purposes of the EU Bathing Water Directive. [16122]
§ Angela EagleThe Directive defines the bathing season as
the period during which a large number of bathers can be expected, in the light of local circumstances, and any local rules which may exist concerning bathing and weather conditions". In England and Wales the bathing season is regarded as running from mid-May to the end of September. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, from June to mid-September.