Question follow-through · 23201

Reservoirs: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Anglian water have submitted a drought permit in order to refill Grafham Water.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Anglian water have submitted a drought permit in order to refill Grafham Water.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    No.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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