Member

The rhetoric from the Government seems to be that in general they agree with the principle of these amendments but are concerned that they could lead to additional costs and delay the planning process. I would say the contrary. I put it to the Minister that if we had mandatory SUDS and the qualified ending of the automatic right to connect, it would help the Government’s proposals for introducing the large-scale housing developments that they envisage to meet their target of 1.5 million homes in the next year.