United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 18152
Water Abstraction: Licensing
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13 July 2026
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16 July 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to expand the use of dynamic abstraction licensing to support water resource management across catchments.
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13 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to expand the use of dynamic abstraction licensing to support water resource management across catchments.
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16 July 2026
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Defra is taking steps to move towards a more dynamic abstraction licensing system.The Environment Agency (EA) supports innovative approaches to abstraction that ensure the rights of other abstractors are protected, while safeguarding the environment. Defr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-13/18152
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1926899
- uk · wq-1926899 · source updated 16 July 2026