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Water Abstraction: Hampshire

Asked by Alex BrewerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 25 June 2026UIN 11523

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential long term impact of water abstraction on Greywell fen.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Surveys over 15 years show an ongoing decline of conditions. Continued abstraction risks further degradation and decline of the fen’s condition and its function, processes and integrity.

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