Written questions

Water: Eastbourne

Commons · Question 100631 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support investment in water infrastructure to improve water resilience in Eastbourne constituency.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 6 Jan 2026

The Government takes resilient water infrastructure seriously. Eastbourne, supplied by South East Water, is in a ‘Water Stressed’ area. To ensure future resilience, water companies must invest in new water supply infrastructure as set out in their Water R...