Sewers: Wildlife
Commons · Question 10450 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made with her Cabinet colleagues of the prevalence of wildlife fatalities in urban drainage systems; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Jun 2026
In June 2025, Government introduced new national standards, making clear how sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed and maintained. Standard 6 dictates SuDS should maximise biodiversity benefits. Defra has not made a central estimate of wi...