Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53252

Sewers: Property Development

Tabled: 19 May 2025

Answered: 22 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Josh Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of implementing schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on the (a) number and (b) effectiveness of s

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new developments. These should be to designs that cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits, offer...

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