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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support and encourage grey-water recycling and rainwater harvesting systems in (a) new-build properties, (b) public buildings, (c) retrofitted social housing stock and (d) retrofitted private housing.

The Government recognises the benefits of greywater reuse and rainwater harvesting across all property types. Following our commitment in the Water White Paper, we are enabling measures to drive up the adoption of water recycling and reuse through the Clean Water Bill. Our assessment of these measures considers the holistic benefits of its adoption including to the drainage system and consumer bills.