Written questions

Sewers and Water: Infrastructure

Commons · Question 68862 · 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 it his policy to promote property-level rainwater harvesting and sustainable drainage systems as part of the Government’s water infrastructure strategy.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 22 Jul 2025

In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), making clear SuDS should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits. This inc...