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...