Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 54972

Water Companies: Droughts

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025
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Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the steps water companies are taking to ensure drought preparedness.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Water companies are required to produce drought plans which are a statutory requirement and are expected to be reviewed annually. The Environment Agency (EA) as the regulator request an industry wide annual drought preparedness report every April. This co...

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