Written questions

Water: Conservation

Commons · Question 68884 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national rainwater management strategy.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Jul 2025

We recognise that recycling rainwater plays a key role in balancing water supply and demand. Implementing rainwater management systems is a key part of existing Government strategy to review Building Regulations and water regulation, to meet the statutory...