Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18153
Agriculture: Water Abstraction
Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
James Wild
Conservative — North West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the establishment of additional Agricultural Water Abstractor groups.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government continues to encourage the establishment and strengthening of Water Abstractor Groups (WAGs). These groups bring together abstractors within a catchment to share information, coordinate abstraction and increase agriculture’s input into loca...
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