Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109418

Housing: Water

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what assessments he has made of the potential impact of the proposed joine

Answer

Emma Hardy
In the White Paper Defra has committed to delivering an enhanced, better joined up regional water planning function. This will enable a more holistic, coordinated approach to water environment and supply planning which supports delivery of national strat...

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