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Commons · Question 13645 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2026

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Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make it her policy to bring Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 into force.

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 2 Jul 2026

The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). We have consulted on a revised version of the National Planning Policy Framework, with new policies on local plans and national decision making, i...