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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the merits of introducing regulations on the use of greywater in agriculture.

In our Water White Paper, we committed to enabling water reuse in homes and businesses. As part of this work, we will consider the opportunities across different business sectors including agriculture.

Household wastewater (greywater) reuse for agricultural benefit may require Environmental Permitting Regulation controls. The Environment Agency offers pre-application advice before environmental permit applications.