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Water: Infrastructure

Commons · Question 98239 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of water infrastructure.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 11 Dec 2025

A record £104 billion of investment is planned for the water sector in the next investment cycle. This will provide the water supply and wastewater capacity to secure future water supplies, including nine new reservoirs and several large-scale water trans...