Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68862

Sewers and Water: Infrastructure

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, if he will make it his policy to promote property-level rainwater harvesting and sustainable drainage systems as part of the Government’s water infrastructure strategy.

Answer

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