It is a pleasure to have Sir Christopher in the Chair and thank the hon. Member for Twickenham for securing the debate on water resources management, recognising the challenges posed by climate change and population growth. The Government's plan anticipates a need of an additional 4 billion litres of water per day by 2050, addressing this through investment in supply infrastructure and demand reduction measures such as halving leakage levels and reducing average per capita consumption to 110 litres per person per day from the current 144 litres. The Minister highlighted the importance of protecting iconic habitats like chalk streams and implementing legally binding demand management targets via the Environment Act 2021. She emphasised collaboration with regional water resource groups, noting ongoing consultations on draft plans including Thames Water's Teddington direct river abstraction project, one of over 2,400 options modelled to address climate change and population growth while protecting the environment. The Minister also mentioned various new schemes like reservoirs, recycling projects, desalination plants, and inter-regional water transfers, supported by £469 million from Ofwat for investigating strategic water resources options. She stressed the importance of environmental protection and robust regulatory processes, including those of the Environment Agency and Ofwat in shaping regional plans and finalising draft proposals.