Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 106376

Sewers

Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the implementation of (a) the national standards for sustainable drainage systems and (b) updated planning policy, including what d

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to securing the delivery of high-quality sustainable drainage systems to help manage flood risk and adapt to the effects of climate change. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that developments of all size...

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