Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18148
Farms: Water
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 her Department is taking to support increased on-farm water storage capacity to capture high winter flows for use during periods of lower water availability.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government encourages the use of reservoirs to store high winter flows. The Environment Agency (EA) have committed to review its approach to abstraction at high flows and its approach to long duration licences.We are also taking the following measures...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 18148) →