Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6855

Water Supply: East of England

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of water companies in the East of England imposing a moratorium on new mains water connections for non-domest

Answer

Emma Hardy
It is a water company’s duty to assess water available to meet demand and protect the environment. Water companies do this in their statutory water resources management plans every 5 years. Approximately £6 billion is planned for spending across England b...
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