In 2020, the previous Public Accounts Committee recommended that Defra provide an update on how it planned to accelerate the pace of infrastructure improvement, to address the gap between future water supply and demand in England, which was estimated to be 3.6 billion litres per day by 2050.31 Five years later, that gap is now estimated to be 5 billion litres a day by 2050. The regulators have come together to form the Regulators’ Alliance for Progress for Infrastructure Development (RAPID), ...

In 2020, the previous Public Accounts Committee recommended that Defra provide an update on how it planned to accelerate the pace of infrastructure improvement, to address the gap between future water supply and demand in England, which was estimated to be 3.6 billion litres per day by 2050.31 Five years later, that gap is now estimated to be 5 billion litres a day by 2050. The regulators have come together to form the Regulators’ Alliance for Progress for Infrastructure Development (RAPID), to support and accelerate the development of new water infrastructure. Through RAPID, water companies have identified 30 major water supply projects whic Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The Government is committed to addressing the gap between future water supply and demand. Defra, the EA, and Ofwat are working together through the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) to accelerate the development of new water