Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106849
Water Supply
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential regulatory implications of treating water stress and water efficiency as separate classifications; and whether her Department p
Answer
Emma HardyDefra has not made any assessment of the regulatory implications of treating water stress and water efficiency as separate classifications. The department defines serious water stress as ‘the current household demand for water is a high proportion of the ...
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