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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect water supplies in Solihull constituency.

The Government and the Environment Agency (EA) work with stakeholders, water companies and other abstractors to monitor and manage water resources in England. Water companies are responsible for ensuring a secure water supply for their customers. The Solihull area lies in Severn Trent Water's Strategic Grid Water Resource Zone. That zone is supplied from boreholes, rivers, and reservoirs.

The EA has weekly meetings with Severn Trent Water to discuss the management of the drought, including making sure it is following its drought plan. Severn Trent Water has been encouraging customers to reduce water consumption, by promoting water saving messages, and increasing its leakage detection and repair rates. Severn Trent Water's pre-agreed statutory drought plan, which sets out its operational response, is published on its website. Requests for specific details about the Solihull constituency's water supply should be addressed to Severn Trent Water.