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Water Delivery Taskforce

Asked by Victoria AtkinsConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 108245

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which dates the Water Delivery Taskforce has met.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Defra has established a Water Delivery Taskforce to ensure that water companies deliver on their planned investments to provide water and wastewater capacity. It ensures that water availability and wastewater capacity are not a constraint on growth.

The Water Delivery Taskforce first met in April 2025 and has convened on a six-weekly cycle since, including meetings in June, July, September, November, and December 2025. Its next meeting is scheduled for February 2026.

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