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Agriculture: Reservoirs

Commons · Question 19740 · Tabled 16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

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Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16697 on Agriculture: Reservoirs, what assessment she has made of whether the current rate of large raised reservoir construction

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Sep 2026

The Government recognises that improved agricultural water resilience, is essential. The Environment Agency's (EA) National Framework for Water Resources 2025 sets out the future water needs of key sectors, including agriculture, to inform long-term water...