Water: Conservation
Commons · Question 68859 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Emma Hardy, 22 Jul 2025
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...