Question follow-through · 109418
Housing: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what assessments he has made of the potential impact of the proposed joine
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what assessments he has made of the potential impact of the proposed joine
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Feb 2026
Answer published
In the White Paper Defra has committed to delivering an enhanced, better joined up regional water planning function. This will enable a more holistic, coordinated approach to water environment and supply planning which supports delivery of national strat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Thames Water: FTI Consulting
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Rivers: Pollution Control
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