Question follow-through · 22361
Drinking Water: Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what interim measures and emergency drought management capabilities her Department is putting in place to secure national drinking water supplies during periods of extreme heat prior t
About this written question
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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
- 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 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what interim measures and emergency drought management capabilities her Department is putting in place to secure national drinking water supplies during periods of extreme heat prior t
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to urgent action to improve water efficiency and reduce water company leaks, alongside new supply infrastructure, including new reservoirs and water transfers. Water company Water Resources Management Plans (WRMPs) show how wat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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