Reservoirs: Lee Valley
Commons · Question 26593 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the relative requirements of the Lee Valley reservoirs compared with the Northern Lower Thames reservoirs in times of drought.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Sep 2026
In 2022 the Environment Agency declared a drought in south east England. This resulted in lower than average flows in the River Thames, reducing the volumes that could be abstracted and stored in reservoirs in London, including the Queen Mary, Queen Mothe...