Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8th September 2026, to Question UIN 26078, on Water Abstraction: Teddington, how many additional days would the proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction add to London’s potable water supply in a very severe drought when reservoir storage dropped to 25% and emergency drought orders were imposed.

The proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction will be an important scheme in reducing impacts of severe droughts. Days of additional water supply depend on water demand, reservoir storage, river-flows, drought severity and operational factors.