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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) water recycling, (b) new reservoirs, (c) leakage reduction and (d) desalination as measures to increase water supply resilience.

Water companies set out how they will provide a secure water supply through their Water Resources Management Plans. Within their plans, water companies must consider all demand management and water resources infrastructure options, including leakage reduction, water recycling, reservoirs and desalination, to ensure the most effective solutions are selected.