| Heading: |
Water Supply: West Sussex |
| Question ID: |
1727004 |
| UIN: |
4054 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4874 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andrew Griffith
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| Asking Member handle: |
griffitha
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@griffitha
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of future water supply shortages in West Sussex. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-20 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4645 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answer text: |
Water companies have a statutory duty to provide a supply of wholesome water under the Water Industry Act 1991 and associated water quality regulations. Companies must ensure continuation of their water distribution functions during an emergency and are r... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |