Water Supply: Climate Change
Commons · Question 4252 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) water supply systems and (b) other critical infrastructure are resilient to projected climate impacts.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 4 Jun 2026
In the Water White Paper, the Government set out our commitment to developing statutory resilience standards, which will be brought forward through the Clean Water Bill announced in the King’s Speech. These standards will require companies to undertake lo...