Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Christopher Pincher and Sara Britcliffe

Monday 29th November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Christopher Pincher]

As my hon. Friend will know, the national planning policy framework was amended in July this year to ensure that all sources of flood risk, including drainage, are fully considered before planning permission is granted by a local authority. Sustainable drainage infrastructure is hugely important. I should be happy to discuss the subject further with my hon. Friend, and I draw his attention to the speech that I made in last week’s Adjournment debate in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith).

[Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn) (Con)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.