Question follow-through · 111368
Reservoirs: Thames Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information related to an independent comparative assessment of the potential cost to the public pursue of Thames Water's White Horse reservoir proposal wi
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information related to an independent comparative assessment of the potential cost to the public pursue of Thames Water's White Horse reservoir proposal wi
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2026
Answer published
Thames Water has selected the reservoir as part of its statutory Water Resources Management Plan. Water Resources South East has also conducted an options appraisal process, identifying the reservoir's necessity in its Regional Plan. The plans continue to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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