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Agriculture: Water Abstraction

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 23200

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of irrigation restrictions in place to reduce water abstraction by farmers in Huntingdon constituency.

Answered by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

There are 99 abstraction licences within the Huntingdon constituency. Currently (02/09/2026) of these, 75 licences include Hands-Off Flow (HOF) cessation conditions. As of Tuesday, 1 September, only 4 have these restrictions in force.

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