Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16804

Water Supply

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last assessed the resilience of water supplies in England; and what the findings were.

Answer

Emma Hardy
In 2024, the Government allowed most water companies to publish their latest water resources management plans. The plans explain how water companies will maintain water security over a 25-year period. In allowing the publication, an assessment of their wa...

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