Housing: Sewers
Commons · Question 12679 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support timely investment in wastewater infrastructure for new housing developments; and what discussions he has had with
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Jul 2026
The government recognises the importance of wastewater provision on new developments. Water companies are under a statutory duty to provide new sewage connections to residential properties, as well as planning to meet the needs of growth as part of Draina...