Question follow-through · 112108
Dams and Reservoirs: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to assess the safety of dams and reservoirs given potential climate impacts, including monitoring and standards; and whether her Department has e
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to assess the safety of dams and reservoirs given potential climate impacts, including monitoring and standards; and whether her Department has e
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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23 Feb 2026
Answer published
Reservoir safety in England is regulated under the Reservoirs Act 1975 for which the Environment Agency (EA) is the Enforcement Authority. Reservoir owners and operators are required to employ specialist civil engineers to build, supervise, inspect, and m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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