Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68577

Water Supply: Norfolk

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Alice Macdonald

Labour (Co-op)Norwich North

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the pressures on water resources in Norfolk; and what steps he is taking with local partners to reduce those pressures.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The entire eastern England region is classified as seriously water stressed. Norfolk is one of the driest parts of the country with only 600mm rainfall per year which is two thirds of the national average. Norfolk supports some of England’s most precious ...

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