| Heading: |
Desalination: Carbon Emissions |
| Question ID: |
1813771 |
| UIN: |
HL8547 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
318 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Spellar
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Lord Spellar
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the carbon footprint of water desalination plants in England. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-01 |
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false |
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false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4395 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
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| Answering Member handle: |
suehayman1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@suehayman1
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| Answer text: |
The carbon footprint of water supply schemes is an integral factor for water companies in considering how future water demand should be met. The water industry has made net zero commitments by 2030, and the Government has ensured that Water Resources Mana... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |