Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68858

Flood Control

Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of its policies on (a) decentralised rainwater management and (b) building (i) reservoirs and (ii) sewage pl

Answer

Emma Hardy
In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards, making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form o...
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