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Sewers

Commons · Question 38687 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2025

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Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 5 September 2022 to Question 41982 on Sewers, whether he plans to launch a consultation with stakeholders on the potential merits of bringing forward le

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Mar 2025

The Government recognises that current arrangements for private sewerage need review. The Government has included private sewerage in the terms of reference for the Independent Water Commission and will examine how best to address the problems. The Govern...