Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103728
Water Supply: Infrastructure
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of water infrastructure investment in each of the last five years.
Answer
Emma HardyThere has been historic underinvestment in the water industry. Investment has not kept pace with the challenges of an ageing infrastructure system, a rapidly growing population, and climate change. We have already announced that we will create a powerful ...
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