Question follow-through · 92837

Water: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to permit (a) commercial companies and (b) property developers to offer collection and reuse of non-drinkable rainwater.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
26 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to permit (a) commercial companies and (b) property developers to offer collection and reuse of non-drinkable rainwater.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Defra are considering the recommendations set out in the Independent Water Commission including the ask for Government to work with regulators to develop a new policy and regulatory framework to drive the adoption of water re-use infrastructure in the hou...

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