Water: Conservation
Commons · Question 68897 · 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, whether his Department plans to publish a national strategy for rainwater management to promote (a) sustainable and (b) decentralised water use.
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...