Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68859

Water: Conservation

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing incentives for developers to install (a) rainwater capture and (b) other decentralised water systems in new homes.

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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