Question follow-through · 21882
Farms: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to WPQ 18148 answered on 16 July 2026 about 'Farms Water,' when does she intend to publish an outcome.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to WPQ 18148 answered on 16 July 2026 about 'Farms Water,' when does she intend to publish an outcome.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Environment Agency is reviewing its approach to high-flow abstraction to help farmers store water when it is available and to simplify access to long-duration abstraction licences. The review is ongoing, and its findings will be published in due cours...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fruit: Horticulture
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