Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80071

Farms: Water

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in on-farm (a) water storage and (b) irrigation infrastructure.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency’s National Framework for water resources highlights a number of actions that will help farmers and growers improve water supply resilience. These include: Promoting and facilitating the establishment of Water Abstractor Groups to en...

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