Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111368

Reservoirs: Thames Valley

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information related to an independent comparative assessment of the potential cost to the public pursue of Thames Water's White Horse reservoir proposal wi

Answer

Emma Hardy
Thames Water has selected the reservoir as part of its statutory Water Resources Management Plan. Water Resources South East has also conducted an options appraisal process, identifying the reservoir's necessity in its Regional Plan. The plans continue to...

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