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Water: Buckingham and Bletchley

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 27 January 2026UIN 107852

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of water resilience in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in the context of climate change projections.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Anglian Water, as the water and wastewater provider for Milton Keynes and Buckingham, has the responsibility to assess the adequacy of water resilience in the context of climate change.

Anglian Water’s water resources management plan 2024 (WRMP24) evaluates the risk and possible impact of climate change and sets out likely implications for water supplies. Anglian Water has conducted a detailed assessment of climate change for each water resource zone (WRZ) in its area. The outcome of the assessment has been incorporated into Anglian Water’s WRMP24 forecasts and options are included to meet supply deficits caused by the impacts of climate change.

Anglian Water’s WRMP24 was reviewed by the Environment Agency and was published in September 2024.

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