Housing: Construction

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the number of housebuilding developments currently delayed or blocked due to local water scarcity, and how the construction timelines of the

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1. 28 August 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the number of housebuilding developments currently delayed or blocked due to local water scarcity, and how the construction timelines of the

   Source: Commons

2. 4 September 2026

   Answer

   Defra’s Water Delivery Taskforce brings together key partners, including MHCLG, to identify and resolve water constraints that risk delaying development. Where stakeholders identify water capacity issues constraining growth, the Taskforce acts to find sol...

   Source: Written answer

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• Shivani Raja · Conservative · Commons
• · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Answering body
• Emma Hardy · Labour · Answering member

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