Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61471
Droughts: Rural Areas
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to allocate additional resources to help rural and farming communities adapt to increased drought risk.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) has produced an updated irrigation prospects report for summer 2025. The report provides options to support irrigators now and in the longer term. The updated irrigation prospects across England for the summer season is ‘modera...
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