Question follow-through · 106376
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the implementation of (a) the national standards for sustainable drainage systems and (b) updated planning policy, including what d
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Housing and planning
- Green Belt: Harpenden and Berkhamsted · 26 Jan 2026
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- Planning Permission: Enforcement · 10 Mar 2026
- Property Development: Sewers and Water Treatment · 11 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the implementation of (a) the national standards for sustainable drainage systems and (b) updated planning policy, including what d
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jan 2026
Answer published
The government is committed to securing the delivery of high-quality sustainable drainage systems to help manage flood risk and adapt to the effects of climate change. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that developments of all size...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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