Question follow-through · 28621
Water Supply: Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Essex and Suffolk Water about the resilience of water supplies in Suffolk following the introduction of a temporary use ban in August 2026.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Essex and Suffolk Water about the resilience of water supplies in Suffolk following the introduction of a temporary use ban in August 2026.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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16 Sept 2026
Answer published
It is the responsibility of water companies to determine when and how Temporary Use Bans (TUBs) are implemented. The Environment Agency meets with the water company weekly to discuss water resources and drought actions. It provides monthly drought prospec...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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Possible follow-up questions
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Water Abstraction: Licensing
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the abstraction licensing regime in providing protection for water resources during periods of prolonged drought in water-stressed areas