Agriculture: Water Abstraction

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making provision of data on water use rates a requirement for agricultural water licences.

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1. 25 March 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making provision of data on water use rates a requirement for agricultural water licences.

   Source: Commons

2. 15 April 2024

   Answer

   The Environment Agency regulates water abstraction in England. The information provided therefore relates to England only. The Environment Agency assesses water use for agriculture as part of the abstraction licence application process both when it first ...

   Source: Written answer

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