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

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that water companies are proactively protecting water supplies.

The Government is committed to a twin track approach to improving water resilience. This involves action to improve water efficiency and reduce water company leaks, alongside investing in new supply infrastructure, including new reservoirs and water transfers.

We have secured £104 billion in private sector investment over the next five years, to boost out water supply and manage demand. This will help drive forward the major water infrastructure projects to protect water supplies.