Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 95916
Water Supply: Newton Abbot
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 82808 on Water Supply: Newton Abbot, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of Teignbridge District Council to me
Answer
Emma HardyLocal authorities can recover costs incurred from their work on private water supplies from the relevant person for the supply. Defra expects all local authorities to undertake their statutory duties.
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