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Commons · Question 20371 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 31 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made recent progress on implementing section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 31 Jan 2025

This Government inherited a broken water system. These systemic issues require a proper reset with a reformed water sector in a new partnership with the Government to bring in the investment that is needed. The Government is committed to using legislation...