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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the Environment Agency's policy on the number of miles its staff may be asked to walk in a day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the Environment Agency's policy on the number of miles its staff may be asked to walk in a day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Environment Agency's policy is on single person site, river and infrastructure inspections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Environment Agency's policy is on single person site, river and infrastructure inspections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Environment Agency's policy is on the number of miles its staff may be asked to walk in a day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Environment Agency's policy is on the number of miles its staff may be asked to walk in a day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Office for Environmental Protection's report entitled A review of Environment Agency inspections in the waste operations and installations sector in England, published 14 May 2025, what steps she is taking in response to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Office for Environmental Protection's report entitled A review of Environment Agency inspections in the waste operations and installations sector in England, published 14 May 2025, what steps she is taking in response to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review the voluntary agreement between the Environment Agency and National Highways on the management of highway runoff pollution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review the voluntary agreement between the Environment Agency and National Highways on the management of highway runoff pollution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in providing short and long-term solutions for small to medium-scale rural flood areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in providing short and long-term solutions for small to medium-scale rural flood areas.
The water industry in England and Wales is in private ownership. However, following examples of poor environmental performance and high levels of accrued debt, many campaigners have called for the industry to be brought back into public ownership. This briefing presents different perspectives and debate on ownership of the water sector.
The water industry in England and Wales is in private ownership. However, following examples of poor environmental performance and high levels of accrued debt, many campaigners have called for the industry to be brought back into public ownership. This briefing presents different perspectives and debate on ownership of the water...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 70 of the Environment Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2015/6, if she will provide a breakdown of the £50.2m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2015/6.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 70 of the Environment Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2015/6, if she will provide a breakdown of the £50.2m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2015/6.
Breakdown of the £50.2 million spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2015/6:
Category | Amount (£m) |
Contracted services (including flood maintenance activities and maintenance of Flood, Hydrometry & Telemetry, and Waterways assets) | 30.8 |
Information Communications Technology (ICT) Contracted services (i.e. building, servicing and maintaining digital and communication technology systems and data) | 19.4 |
Total | 50.2 |
The United Nations published a landmark report warning of ‘water bankruptcy’ in January 2026. Find out what this means for the UK and the world.
The United Nations published a landmark report warning of ‘water bankruptcy’ in January 2026. Find out what this means for the UK and the world.
Droughts are increasingly common in England. Droughts can lead to restrictions on water use, reduced crop yields and environmental damage.
Droughts are increasingly common in England. Droughts can lead to restrictions on water use, reduced crop yields and environmental damage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has she made in replacing St Ives sluice with a fixed weir.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has she made in replacing St Ives sluice with a fixed weir.
St Ives Sluice is progressing through the Environment Agency full business case approval process. The fixed weir option currently provides the best whole life cost solution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency made of the adequacy of Capita Pension Solutions' performance on other public-sector pension administration contracts before exercising the option to extend its contract for administration of the Environment Agency Pension Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency made of the adequacy of Capita Pension Solutions' performance on other public-sector pension administration contracts before exercising the option to extend its contract for administration of the Environment Agency Pension Fund.
The Environment Agency Pension Funds (EAPF) contract was awarded in accordance with procurement regulations applicable at the time. As part of the decision to exercise the option to extend its administration contract with Capita Pension Solutions (CPS), the EAPF undertook an assessment and due diligence on the performance of other public sector pension contracts.
The EA is a separate contracting authority, and the EAPF contract is separate from other CPS public-sector pension administration contracts. The EAPF has in place an 8-year contract with CPS. During the initial four-year term of the contract, CPS met its contractual service standards with the EAPF in full. Conscious of the experience of other public sector pension contracts, the EAPF considered potential performance risks and put in place mitigations to provide assurance that CPS would continue to meet its contractual service levels throughout the extension period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps further to those previously anticipated are needed by the Environment Agency to justify and gain approval to deliver the replacement of St Ives sluice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps further to those previously anticipated are needed by the Environment Agency to justify and gain approval to deliver the replacement of St Ives sluice.
St Ives Sluice is progressing through the Environment Agency full business case approval process. The fixed weir option currently provides the best whole life cost solution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requiring regional Environment Agency teams to create Facebook pages on the level of communication regarding local schemes and environmental alerts such as flood warnings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requiring regional Environment Agency teams to create Facebook pages on the level of communication regarding local schemes and environmental alerts such as flood warnings.
The Environment Agency’s (EA) free Flood Warning Service sends warnings direct to homes and businesses. This is complemented with social media updates to warn and inform communities of flood risk. This is mainly on X plus Instagram and Facebook. The EA’s online Check for Flooding service also provides information on warnings issued.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of rainfall above which a water company such as Southern Water has been permitted by the Environment Agency to discharge storm sewage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of rainfall above which a water company such as Southern Water has been permitted by the Environment Agency to discharge storm sewage.
There is no fixed rainfall threshold for a storm overflow to discharge. Storm overflows may only operate as permitted, with compliance assessed case-by-case against site-specific rainfall, flow and network conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of progress against the Environment Agency's leakage reduction targets of 17 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2050; and whether the planned reservoir, desalination and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of progress against the Environment Agency's leakage reduction targets of 17 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2050; and whether the planned reservoir, desalination and...
Water regulators monitor leakage against company commitments in Water Resources Management Plans. Latest data shows a 12% reduction from 2017/18 by June 2025. The Government is working to ensure that planned reservoir, desalination, and water efficiency deliver their expected contributions to the water supply shortfall by 2055.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 102 of the Environment Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2025/6, if she will provide a breakdown of the £218.4m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2025/6.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 102 of the Environment Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2025/6, if she will provide a breakdown of the £218.4m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2025/6.
Breakdown of the £218.4m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2025/6:
Category | Amount (£m) |
Contracted services (including maintenance and construction contracts) | 112.44 |
Technical consultancy services (including IT consultancy) | 53.74 |
Other professional consultancy services (including audit services and professional fees) | 24.34 |
General Consultancy services | 24.32 |
Consultancy for legal services (including counsellor/ solicitor fees and court costs) | 2.51 |
Consultancy agents fees (including navigation and fisheries consultancy agent fees) | 1.05 |
Total | 218.40 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what conversations is she having with [i] Water Companies and [ii] Environment Agency about communication to affected farmers and landowners about water abstraction changes and infrastructure developments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what conversations is she having with [i] Water Companies and [ii] Environment Agency about communication to affected farmers and landowners about water abstraction changes and infrastructure developments.
Ministers engage regularly with both the Environment Agency (EA) and water companies on drought preparedness and response, including through the National Drought Group, to assess drought impacts and coordinate action across sectors, including agriculture. The National Farmers' Union represents the farming sector on the National Drought Group, helping to inform planning, response and resilience measures to protect food production. This engagement informed the Government’s package of support for farmers affected by drought, announced in August.
The EA also works closely with farmers, landowners and their representative bodies to communicate changes to water abstraction and support long-term water resilience. They provide updates through drought briefings, stakeholder forums and the Farming Advice Service. Farmers and landowners are encouraged to talk to local EA teams about abstraction changes, available support and options to improve resilience, including water sharing, on-farm storage and other local solutions.
Water companies also work with affected customers and stakeholders to provide information and advice during periods of drought.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she is having with [a] water companies and [b] the Environment Agency about maintaining food production during periods of drought.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she is having with [a] water companies and [b] the Environment Agency about maintaining food production during periods of drought.
Ministers engage regularly with both the Environment Agency (EA) and water companies on drought preparedness and response, including through the National Drought Group, to assess drought impacts and coordinate action across sectors, including agriculture. The National Farmers' Union represents the farming sector on the National Drought Group, helping to inform planning, response and resilience measures to protect food production. This engagement informed the Government’s package of support for farmers affected by drought, announced in August.
The EA also works closely with farmers, landowners and their representative bodies to communicate changes to water abstraction and support long-term water resilience. They provide updates through drought briefings, stakeholder forums and the Farming Advice Service. Farmers and landowners are encouraged to talk to local EA teams about abstraction changes, available support and options to improve resilience, including water sharing, on-farm storage and other local solutions.
Water companies also work with affected customers and stakeholders to provide information and advice during periods of drought.