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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Renton (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 2 February 2006.

Water Supply

Question
My Lords, are we to assume that desalination and other purification of sea water is not considered as a solution to this great problem?
Answer

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord. Desalination is an important part of the solution to the problem. Sometimes, it is to be favoured over new reservoirs for environmental reasons and because it is less costly. Desalination plants are almost certainly one of the major ways to deal with the problem.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
678 c300 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Droughts Water supply South of England