Sewers: Private Sector

(asked on 15th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her department has to implement Section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.


Answered by
Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 12th October 2026

The Government is committed to addressing the longstanding issues with private sewerage and recognises that current arrangements for sewer adoption need review.

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