Pollution: Rivers and Beaches Debate
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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Pollution: Rivers and Beaches
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts(1 year, 9 months ago)
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
My Lords, I refer to my interest as listed in the register. Does my noble friend agree that sustainable drainage systems have a vital role to play in preventing sewage entering these surface water overflows and combined sewers? Will he therefore bring forward the deadline to this year to ensure that Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, on obligatory, mandatory sustainable sewage drains, is put in place as it has been in Wales?
Lord Benyon (Con)
Yes, we have announced that we will be consulting this year with a view to making an announcement about implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act.