{"value":{"id":1925111,"askingMemberId":5347,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":true,"dateTabled":"2026-07-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","uin":"16804","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last assessed the resilience of water supplies in England; and what the findings were.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4645,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-13T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In 2024, the Government allowed most water companies to publish their latest water resources management plans. The plans explain how water companies will maintain water security over a 25-year period. In allowing the publication, an assessment of their water needs was made and advice taken from the Environment Agency and Ofwat. The Environment Agency has published a summary of the plans on <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-review-of-englands-draft-regional-and-water-resources-management-plans\" target=\"_blank\">GOV.UK</a></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Water Supply","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1925111","method":"GET"}]}