Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN HL1502

Water Abstraction: Licensing

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to implementing a flexible water abstraction licensing system linked to real-time water availability

Answer

Defra is taking steps to move towards a more flexible abstraction licensing system. The white paper: A new vision for water, includes the proposal to move the legislative framework for regulating abstraction, to the Environmental Permitting Regulations. T...

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