Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16326
Sewers: Housing
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
John Milne
Liberal Democrat — Horsham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on surface water flood risk from new housing dev
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). The National Planning Policy Framework requires developments to utilise SuDS where they could have drainage impacts. Better delivery of SuDS may b...
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