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Commons · Question 11027 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has established a timetable for implementing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Jun 2026

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires all development to utilise sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) where they could have drainage impacts. We have consulted on a revised version of the NPPF and are now in the process of considering next...