Water Supply: West Midlands
Commons · Question 10092 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of the demand on water resources in the West Midlands; and what are the principal contributors to that demand.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Jun 2026
The level of demand on water resources is currently very high in the West Midlands. South Staffs Water and Severn Trent Water, whose supply areas both include the West Midlands, are classed as seriously water-stressed in the Environment Agency’s 2021 wate...