Question follow-through · 25210
Water: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing exemptions within Temporary Use Bans that permit construction sites and housing developers to use sprinklers to water n
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing exemptions within Temporary Use Bans that permit construction sites and housing developers to use sprinklers to water n
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Water companies are responsible for deciding whether to implement a Temporary Use Ban during periods of water scarcity and must do so in accordance with their statutory drought plans and the relevant legislative framework. Temporary Use Bans are intended ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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